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VPR Score: 5.9
Synopsis
The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.
Description
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 with the privileges of the user running Firefox. (CVE-2013-1718, CVE-2013-1722, CVE-2013-1725, CVE-2013-1730, CVE-2013-1732, CVE-2013-1735, CVE-2013-1736)
A flaw was found in the way Firefox handled certain DOM JavaScript objects. An attacker could use this flaw to make JavaScript client or add- on code make incorrect, security sensitive decisions.
(CVE-2013-1737)
After installing the update, Firefox must be restarted for the changes to take effect.
Solution
Update the affected packages.