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Ubuntu 7.10 : firefox-3.0 vulnerabilities (USN-717-2)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 65113
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Synopsis
The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.Description
A flaw was discovered in the browser engine when restoring closed tabs. If a user were tricked into restoring a tab to a malicious website with form input controls, an attacker could steal local files on the user's system. (CVE-2009-0355)Wladimir Palant discovered that Firefox did not restrict access to cookies in HTTP response headers. If a user were tricked into opening a malicious web page, a remote attacker could view sensitive information. (CVE-2009-0357).
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Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 65113
File Name: ubuntu_USN-717-2.nasl
Version: 1.9
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Published: 3/9/2013
Updated: 1/19/2021
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.4
Temporal Score: 4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:firefox, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:firefox-dbg, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:firefox-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:firefox-dom-inspector, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:firefox-gnome-support, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:firefox-libthai, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10
Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 2/10/2009
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-0355, CVE-2009-0357
BID: 33598