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CentOS 5 : firefox (CESA-2008:0597)
high Nessus Plugin ID 43699
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Synopsis
The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Updated firefox packages that fix various security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
[Updated 16th July 2008] The nspluginwrapper package has been added to this advisory to satisfy a missing package dependency issue.
Mozilla Firefox is an open source Web browser.
An integer overflow flaw was found in the way Firefox displayed certain web content. A malicious website could cause Firefox to crash, or execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running Firefox. (CVE-2008-2785)
A flaw was found in the way Firefox handled certain command line URLs.
If another application passed Firefox a malformed URL, it could result in Firefox executing local malicious content with chrome privileges.
(CVE-2008-2933)
All firefox users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain Firefox 3.0.1 that corrects these issues.
Solution
Update the affected firefox packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 43699
File Name: centos_RHSA-2008-0597.nasl
Version: 1.16
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: CentOS Local Security Checks
Published: 1/6/2010
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 6.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:devhelp, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:devhelp-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:firefox, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xulrunner, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xulrunner-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xulrunner-devel-unstable, cpe:/o:centos:centos:5
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 7/16/2008
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/19/2008