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Firefox < 3.0.13/3.5.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities
high Log Correlation Engine Plugin ID 800771
Synopsis
The remote host is vulnerable to multiple attack vectors.Description
The installed version of Firefox is earlier than 3.0.13/3.5.0. Such versions are reportedly potentially affected by the following security issues :- The browser can be fooled into trusting a malicious SSL server certificate with a null character in the host name. (MFSA 2009-42)
- A heap overflow in the code that handles regular expressions in certificate names can lead to arbitrary code execution. (MFSA 2009-43)
Solution
Upgrade to Firefox 3.5.0/3.0.13 or later.See Also
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-42.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 800771
Family: Web Clients
Published: 8/3/2009
Vulnerability Information
Patch Publication Date: 7/30/2009
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/30/2009