Mozilla SeaMonkey < 1.1.18 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Log Correlation Engine Plugin ID 801235

Synopsis

The remote host is running a web browser that is vulnerable to multiple attack vectors.

Description

The remote host is running a version of Mozilla SeaMonkey earlier than 1.1.18. Such versions are potentially affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

- A heap overflow vulnerability in the code that handles regular expressions in certificate names. (MFSA-2009-43)

- A mismatch in the treatment of domain names in SSL certificates between SSL clients and the Certificate Authorities which issue server certificates. (MFSA-2009-42)

Solution

Upgrade to SeaMonkey 1.1.18 or later.

See Also

http://.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-42.html

http://.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-43.html

http://.mozilla.org/security/known-vulnerabilities/seamonkey11.html#seamonkey1.1.18

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 801235

Family: Web Clients

Published: 9/3/2009

Nessus ID: 40874

Vulnerability Information

Patch Publication Date: 9/3/2009

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/30/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-2404, CVE-2009-2408

BID: 35888, 35891