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RHEL 4 / 5 : firefox (RHSA-2008:0207)
high Nessus Plugin ID 31694
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 processing of some malformed web content. A web page containing such malicious content could cause Firefox to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code as the user running Firefox. (CVE-2008-1233, CVE-2008-1235, CVE-2008-1236, CVE-2008-1237)
Several flaws were found in the display of malformed web content. A web page containing specially crafted content could, potentially, trick a Firefox user into surrendering sensitive information.
(CVE-2008-1234, CVE-2008-1238, CVE-2008-1241)
All Firefox users should 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-2008-1233
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2008-1234
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2008-1235
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2008-1236
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2008-1237
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2008-1238
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 31694
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2008-0207.nasl
Version: 1.28
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 3/28/2008
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: 6.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.1, 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:4.6, 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: 3/26/2008
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/13/2007
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2007-4879, CVE-2008-1195, CVE-2008-1233, CVE-2008-1234, CVE-2008-1235, CVE-2008-1236, CVE-2008-1237, CVE-2008-1238, CVE-2008-1240, CVE-2008-1241
BID: 28448