Debian DSA-2433-1 : iceweasel - several vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 58357

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in Iceweasel, a web browser based on Firefox. The included XULRunner library provides rendering services for several other applications included in Debian.

- CVE-2012-0455 Soroush Dalili discovered that a cross-site scripting countermeasure related to JavaScript URLs could be bypassed.

- CVE-2012-0456 Atte Kettunen discovered an out of bounds read in the SVG Filters, resulting in memory disclosure.

- CVE-2012-0458 Mariusz Mlynski discovered that privileges could be escalated through a JavaScript URL as the home page.

- CVE-2012-0461 Bob Clary discovered memory corruption bugs, which may lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade the iceweasel packages.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 3.5.16-13.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 58357

File Name: debian_DSA-2433.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 3/16/2012

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:6.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceweasel

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/15/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-0455, CVE-2012-0456, CVE-2012-0458, CVE-2012-0461

BID: 52458, 52460, 52461, 52464

DSA: 2433

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