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RHEL 4 : firefox (RHSA-2006:0758)
high Nessus Plugin ID 23960
Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update.Description
Updated firefox packages that fix several security bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
Mozilla Firefox is an open source Web browser.
Several flaws were found in the way Firefox processes certain malformed JavaScript code. A malicious web page could cause the execution of JavaScript code in such a way that could cause Firefox to crash or execute arbitrary code as the user running Firefox.
(CVE-2006-6498, CVE-2006-6501, CVE-2006-6502, CVE-2006-6503, CVE-2006-6504)
Several flaws were found in the way Firefox renders web pages. A malicious web page could cause the browser to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code as the user running Firefox. (CVE-2006-6497)
Users of Firefox are advised to upgrade to these erratum packages, which contain Firefox version 1.5.0.9 that corrects these issues.
Solution
Update the affected firefox package.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2006-6497
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2006-6498
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2006-6501
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2006-6502
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2006-6503
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 23960
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2006-0758.nasl
Version: 1.28
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 12/30/2006
Updated: 1/14/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, 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:redhat:enterprise_linux:firefox, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4
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: 12/19/2006
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/19/2006
Exploitable With
Metasploit (Firefox onreadystatechange Event DocumentViewerImpl Use After Free)
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2006-6497, CVE-2006-6498, CVE-2006-6501, CVE-2006-6502, CVE-2006-6503, CVE-2006-6504
BID: 21668, 59855, 59858, 59859, 59860, 59861, 59862, 59863, 59864, 59865, 59868, 60765, 60766, 60773, 60774, 60776, 60777, 60778, 60783, 60784, 60787