Debian DSA-2565-1 : iceweasel - several vulnerabilities

critical Nessus Plugin ID 62667

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Synopsis

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

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Iceweasel, Debian's version of the Mozilla Firefox web browser. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems :

- CVE-2012-3982 :
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

- CVE-2012-3986 :
Iceweasel does not properly restrict calls to DOMWindowUtils methods, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via crafted JavaScript code.

- CVE-2012-3990 :
A Use-after-free vulnerability in the IME State Manager implementation allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, related to the nsIContent::GetNameSpaceID function.

- CVE-2012-3991 :
Iceweasel does not properly restrict JSAPI access to the GetProperty function, which allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted website.

- CVE-2012-4179 :
A use-after-free vulnerability in the nsHTMLCSSUtils::CreateCSSPropertyTxn function allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.

- CVE-2012-4180 :
A heap-based buffer overflow in the nsHTMLEditor::IsPrevCharInNodeWhitespace function allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

- CVE-2012-4182 :
A use-after-free vulnerability in the nsTextEditRules::WillInsert function allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.

- CVE-2012-4186 :
A heap-based buffer overflow in the nsWav-eReader::DecodeAudioData function allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

- CVE-2012-4188 :
A heap-based buffer overflow in the Convolve3x3 function allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Solution

Upgrade the iceweasel packages.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), these problems have been fixed in version 3.5.16-19.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 62667

File Name: debian_DSA-2565.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 10/24/2012

Updated: 1/11/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

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: 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: 10/23/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-3982, CVE-2012-3986, CVE-2012-3990, CVE-2012-3991, CVE-2012-4179, CVE-2012-4180, CVE-2012-4182, CVE-2012-4186, CVE-2012-4188

BID: 55922, 55924, 55930, 56121, 56123, 56126, 56129, 56131, 56135

DSA: 2565

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