RHEL 4 / 5 : firefox (RHSA-2009:1162)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 40340
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Updated firefox packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5.This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
Mozilla Firefox is an open source Web browser. XULRunner provides the XUL Runtime environment for Mozilla Firefox.
Several flaws were found in the processing of malformed web content. A web page containing malicious content could cause Firefox to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code as the user running Firefox.
(CVE-2009-2462, CVE-2009-2463, CVE-2009-2464, CVE-2009-2465, CVE-2009-2466, CVE-2009-2467, CVE-2009-2469, CVE-2009-2471)
Several flaws were found in the way Firefox handles malformed JavaScript code. A website containing malicious content could launch a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack or execute arbitrary JavaScript with the permissions of another website. (CVE-2009-2472)
For technical details regarding these flaws, refer to the Mozilla security advisories for Firefox 3.0.12. You can find a link to the Mozilla advisories in the References section of this errata.
All Firefox users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain Firefox version 3.0.12, which corrects these issues. After installing the update, Firefox must be restarted for the changes to take effect.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-2462
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-2463
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-2464
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-2465
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-2466
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-2467
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-2469
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-2470
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-2471
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-2472
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-2664
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 40340
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2009-1162.nasl
Version: 1.30
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 7/22/2009
Updated: 1/14/2021
Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:firefox, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xulrunner, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xulrunner-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:xulrunner-devel-unstable, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.8, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.3
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Patch Publication Date: 7/21/2009
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/11/2009
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-1194, CVE-2009-2462, CVE-2009-2463, CVE-2009-2464, CVE-2009-2465, CVE-2009-2466, CVE-2009-2467, CVE-2009-2468, CVE-2009-2469, CVE-2009-2470, CVE-2009-2471, CVE-2009-2472, CVE-2009-2664