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Debian DSA-1424-1 : iceweasel - several vulnerabilities
high Nessus Plugin ID 29259
Synopsis
The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.Description
Several remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Iceweasel web browser, an unbranded version of the Firefox browser. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems :- CVE-2007-5947 Jesse Ruderman and Petko D. Petkov discovered that the URI handler for JAR archives allows cross-site scripting.
- CVE-2007-5959 Several crashes in the layout engine were discovered, which might allow the execution of arbitrary code.
- CVE-2007-5960 Gregory Fleischer discovered a race condition in the handling of the 'window.location' property, which might lead to cross-site request forgery.
The Mozilla products in the oldstable distribution (sarge) are no longer supported with security updates.
Solution
Upgrade the iceweasel packages.For the stable distribution (etch) these problems have been fixed in version 2.0.0.10-0etch1.
See Also
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-5947
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-5959
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 29259
File Name: debian_DSA-1424.nasl
Version: 1.18
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Debian Local Security Checks
Published: 12/11/2007
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.8
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:debian:debian_linux:iceweasel, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 12/8/2007