Detections
Analytics
RHEL 4 / 5 : firefox (RHSA-2007:0979)
high Nessus Plugin ID 27568
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 in which Firefox processed certain malformed web content. A web page containing malicious content could cause Firefox to crash or potentially execute arbitrary code as the user running Firefox. (CVE-2007-5338, CVE-2007-5339, CVE-2007-5340)
Several flaws were found in the way in which Firefox displayed malformed web content. A web page containing specially crafted content could potentially trick a user into surrendering sensitive information. (CVE-2007-1095, CVE-2007-3844, CVE-2007-3511, CVE-2007-5334)
A flaw was found in the Firefox sftp protocol handler. A malicious web page could access data from a remote sftp site, possibly stealing sensitive user data. (CVE-2007-5337)
A request-splitting flaw was found in the way in which Firefox generates a digest authentication request. If a user opened a specially crafted URL, it was possible to perform cross-site scripting attacks, web cache poisoning, or other, similar exploits.
(CVE-2007-2292)
All users of Firefox are advised to upgrade to these updated 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-2007-1095
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2007-2292
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2007-3511
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2007-3844
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2007-5334
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2007-5337
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2007-5338
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2007-5339
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2007-5340
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 27568
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2007-0979.nasl
Version: 1.28
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 10/25/2007
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: 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: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 Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/19/2007
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/26/2007
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2007-1095, CVE-2007-2292, CVE-2007-3511, CVE-2007-3844, CVE-2007-5334, CVE-2007-5337, CVE-2007-5338, CVE-2007-5339, CVE-2007-5340