RHEL 3 / 4 : seamonkey (RHSA-2010:0113)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 44652
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Updated SeaMonkey packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4.This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
SeaMonkey is an open source Web browser, email and newsgroup client, IRC chat client, and HTML editor.
A use-after-free flaw was found in SeaMonkey. Under low memory conditions, visiting a web page containing malicious content could result in SeaMonkey executing arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running SeaMonkey. (CVE-2009-1571)
Several flaws were found in the processing of malformed web content. A web page containing malicious content could cause SeaMonkey to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running SeaMonkey. (CVE-2010-0159)
All SeaMonkey users should upgrade to these updated packages, which correct these issues. After installing the update, SeaMonkey must be restarted for the changes to take effect.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-1571
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2010-0159
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2010-0169
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 44652
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2010-0113.nasl
Version: 1.28
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 2/18/2010
Updated: 1/14/2021
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 7.4
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:OF/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:seamonkey, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:seamonkey-chat, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:seamonkey-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:seamonkey-dom-inspector, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:seamonkey-js-debugger, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:seamonkey-mail, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:seamonkey-nspr, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:seamonkey-nspr-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:seamonkey-nss, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:seamonkey-nss-devel, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.8
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 2/17/2010
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/22/2010
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-1571, CVE-2009-3988, CVE-2010-0159, CVE-2010-0160, CVE-2010-0162, CVE-2010-0169, CVE-2010-0171