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Debian DSA-1886-1 : iceweasel - several vulnerabilities
critical Nessus Plugin ID 44751
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Synopsis
The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.Description
Several remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Iceweasel web browser, an unbranded version of the Firefox browser. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems :- CVE-2009-3079 'moz_bug_r_a4' discovered that a programming error in the FeedWriter module could lead to the execution of JavaScript code with elevated privileges.
- CVE-2009-1310 Prateek Saxena discovered a cross-site scripting vulnerability in the MozSearch plugin interface.
Solution
Upgrade the iceweasel packages.For the stable distribution (lenny), these problems have been fixed in version 3.0.6-3.
As indicated in the Etch release notes, security support for the Mozilla products in the oldstable distribution needed to be stopped before the end of the regular Etch security maintenance life cycle.
You are strongly encouraged to upgrade to stable or switch to a still supported browser.
See Also
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-3079
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 44751
File Name: debian_DSA-1886.nasl
Version: 1.17
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Debian Local Security Checks
Published: 2/24/2010
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:5.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceweasel
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Patch Publication Date: 9/14/2009
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-1310, CVE-2009-3079