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GLSA-200706-06 : Mozilla products: Multiple vulnerabilities
high Nessus Plugin ID 25561
Synopsis
The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.Description
The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200706-06 (Mozilla products: Multiple vulnerabilities)Mozilla developers fixed several bugs involving memory corruption through various vectors (CVE-2007-2867, CVE-2007-2868). Additionally, several errors leading to crash, memory exhaustion or CPU consumption were fixed (CVE-2007-1362, CVE-2007-2869). Finally, errors related to the APOP protocol (CVE-2007-1558), XSS prevention (CVE-2007-2870) and spoofing prevention (CVE-2007-2871) were fixed.
Impact :
A remote attacker could entice a user to view a specially crafted web page that will trigger one of the vulnerabilities, possibly leading to the execution of arbitrary code or a Denial of Service. It is also possible for an attacker to spoof the address bar or other browser elements, obtain sensitive APOP information, or perform cross-site scripting attacks, leading to the exposure of sensitive information, like user credentials.
Workaround :
There is no known workaround at this time.
Solution
All Mozilla Firefox users should upgrade to the latest version:# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-client/mozilla-firefox-2.0.0.4' All Mozilla Firefox binary users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-client/mozilla-firefox-bin-2.0.0.4' All Mozilla Thunderbird users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=mail-client/mozilla-thunderbird-2.0.0.4' All Mozilla Thunderbird binary users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=mail-client/mozilla-thunderbird-bin-2.0.0.4' All SeaMonkey users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-client/seamonkey-1.1.2' All SeaMonkey binary users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-client/seamonkey-bin-1.1.2' All XULRunner users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-libs/xulrunner-1.8.1.4'
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Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 25561
File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200706-06.nasl
Version: 1.18
Type: local
Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks
Published: 6/21/2007
Updated: 1/6/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 7.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:mozilla-firefox, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:mozilla-firefox-bin, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:mozilla-thunderbird, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:mozilla-thunderbird-bin, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:seamonkey, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:seamonkey-bin, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:xulrunner, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 6/19/2007
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/2/2007
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2007-1362, CVE-2007-1558, CVE-2007-2867, CVE-2007-2868, CVE-2007-2869, CVE-2007-2870, CVE-2007-2871