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Debian DSA-1265-1 : mozilla - several vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 24794

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Several security related problems have been discovered in Mozilla and derived products. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following vulnerabilities :

 - CVE-2006-6497 Several vulnerabilities in the layout engine allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly permit them to execute arbitrary code. [MFSA 2006-68]

 - CVE-2006-6498 Several vulnerabilities in the JavaScript engine allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly permit them to execute arbitrary code. [MFSA 2006-68]

 - CVE-2006-6499 A bug in the js_dtoa function allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service. [MFSA 2006-68]

 - CVE-2006-6501 'shutdown' discovered a vulnerability that allows remote attackers to gain privileges and install malicious code via the watch JavaScript function. [MFSA 2006-70]

 - CVE-2006-6502 Steven Michaud discovered a programming bug that allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service. [MFSA 2006-71]

 - CVE-2006-6503 'moz_bug_r_a4' reported that the src attribute of an IMG element could be used to inject JavaScript code. [MFSA 2006-72]

 - CVE-2006-6505 Georgi Guninski discovered several heap-based buffer overflows that allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. [MFSA 2006-74]

Solution

Upgrade the Mozilla and Iceape packages.

For the stable distribution (sarge) these problems have been fixed in version 1.7.8-1sarge10.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-6497

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-6498

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-6499

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-6501

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-6502

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-6503

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-6505

http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1265

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 24794

File Name: debian_DSA-1265.nasl

Version: 1.21

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/12/2007

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:mozilla, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/10/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/19/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-6497, CVE-2006-6498, CVE-2006-6499, CVE-2006-6501, CVE-2006-6502, CVE-2006-6503, CVE-2006-6505

BID: 21668