Slackware 13.0 / 13.1 / 13.37 / current : mozilla-firefox (SSA:2011-122-01)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 54904

Synopsis

The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.

Description

New mozilla-firefox packages are available for Slackware 13.0, 13.1, 13.37, and -current to fix security issues.

Solution

Update the affected mozilla-firefox package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?298601a7

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 54904

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2011-122-01.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: local

Published: 5/28/2011

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:mozilla-firefox, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:13.0, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:13.1, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:13.37

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Slackware/release, Host/Slackware/packages

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/2/2011

Exploitable With

Metasploit (Mozilla Firefox "nsTreeRange" Dangling Pointer Vulnerability)

Reference Information

BID: 47659, 47660, 47662, 47663, 47667, 47668

SSA: 2011-122-01