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RHEL 4 / 5 : firefox (RHSA-2007:0724)
high Nessus Plugin ID 25753
Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Updated firefox packages that fix several security bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5.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 processed certain malformed JavaScript code. A web page containing malicious JavaScript code could cause Firefox to crash or potentially execute arbitrary code as the user running Firefox. (CVE-2007-3734, CVE-2007-3735, CVE-2007-3737, CVE-2007-3738)
Several content injection flaws were found in the way Firefox handled certain JavaScript code. A web page containing malicious JavaScript code could inject arbitrary content into other web pages.
(CVE-2007-3736, CVE-2007-3089)
A flaw was found in the way Firefox cached web pages on the local disk. A malicious web page may be able to inject arbitrary HTML into a browsing session if the user reloads a targeted site. (CVE-2007-3656)
Users of Firefox are advised to upgrade to these erratum packages, which contain backported patches that correct these issues.
Solution
Update the affected firefox and / or firefox-devel packages.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2007-3089
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2007-3656
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2007-3734
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2007-3735
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2007-3736
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2007-3737
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 25753
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2007-0724.nasl
Version: 1.27
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 7/23/2007
Updated: 1/14/2021
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.0
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, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:firefox-devel, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.5, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5
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: 12/4/2007
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/6/2007
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2007-3089, CVE-2007-3656, CVE-2007-3734, CVE-2007-3735, CVE-2007-3736, CVE-2007-3737, CVE-2007-3738