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CentOS 4 / 5 : firefox (CESA-2008:0879)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 43709
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Synopsis
The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.Description
An updated firefox package that fixes various security issues is 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 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-2008-4058, CVE-2008-4060, CVE-2008-4061, CVE-2008-4062, CVE-2008-4063, CVE-2008-4064)
Several flaws were found in the way malformed web content was displayed. A web page containing specially crafted content could potentially trick a Firefox user into surrendering sensitive information. (CVE-2008-4067, CVE-2008-4068)
A flaw was found in the way Firefox handles mouse click events. A web page containing specially crafted JavaScript code could move the content window while a mouse-button was pressed, causing any item under the pointer to be dragged. This could, potentially, cause the user to perform an unsafe drag-and-drop action. (CVE-2008-3837)
A flaw was found in Firefox that caused certain characters to be stripped from JavaScript code. This flaw could allow malicious JavaScript to bypass or evade script filters. (CVE-2008-4065)
For technical details regarding these flaws, please see the Mozilla security advisories for Firefox 3.0.2. You can find a link to the Mozilla advisories in the References section.
All firefox users should upgrade to this updated package, which contains backported patches that correct these issues.
Solution
Update the affected firefox packages.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?881a32b4
http://www.nessus.org/u?48608290
http://www.nessus.org/u?1aabe779
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 43709
File Name: centos_RHSA-2008-0879.nasl
Version: 1.16
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: CentOS Local Security Checks
Published: 1/6/2010
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 7.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nss-tools, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nss, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xulrunner-devel-unstable, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xulrunner, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:firefox, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nss-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:yelp, cpe:/o:centos:centos:4, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:nss-pkcs11-devel, cpe:/o:centos:centos:5, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:devhelp, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:xulrunner-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:devhelp-devel
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/24/2008
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/24/2008
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-3837, CVE-2008-4058, CVE-2008-4060, CVE-2008-4061, CVE-2008-4062, CVE-2008-4063, CVE-2008-4064, CVE-2008-4065, CVE-2008-4067, CVE-2008-4068
BID: 31346