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RHEL 2.1 / 3 / 4 : seamonkey (RHSA-2009:0437)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 36214
Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Updated SeaMonkey packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, and 4.This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
SeaMonkey is an open source Web browser, email and newsgroup client, IRC chat client, and HTML editor.
Several flaws were found in the processing of malformed web content. A web page containing malicious content could cause SeaMonkey to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code as the user running SeaMonkey.
(CVE-2009-1303, CVE-2009-1305)
Several flaws were found in the way malformed web content was processed. A web page containing malicious content could execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of the site, possibly presenting misleading data to a user, or stealing sensitive information such as login credentials. (CVE-2009-0652, CVE-2009-1306, CVE-2009-1307, CVE-2009-1309, CVE-2009-1312)
A flaw was found in the way SeaMonkey saved certain web pages to a local file. If a user saved the inner frame of a web page containing POST data, the POST data could be revealed to the inner frame, possibly surrendering sensitive information such as login credentials.
(CVE-2009-1311)
All SeaMonkey users should upgrade to these updated packages, which correct these issues. After installing the update, SeaMonkey must be restarted for the changes to take effect.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-0652
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-1303
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-1305
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-1306
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-1307
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-1309
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-1311
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 36214
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2009-0437.nasl
Version: 1.33
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 4/22/2009
Updated: 1/14/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:seamonkey, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:seamonkey-chat, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:seamonkey-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:seamonkey-dom-inspector, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:seamonkey-js-debugger, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:seamonkey-mail, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:seamonkey-nspr, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:seamonkey-nspr-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:seamonkey-nss, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:seamonkey-nss-devel, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.7
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: 4/21/2009
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/20/2009
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-0652, CVE-2009-1303, CVE-2009-1305, CVE-2009-1306, CVE-2009-1307, CVE-2009-1309, CVE-2009-1311, CVE-2009-1312