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Oracle Linux 4 : seamonkey (ELSA-2006-0759)
high Nessus Plugin ID 67431
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Synopsis
The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
From Red Hat Security Advisory 2006:0759 :Updated SeaMonkey packages that fix several security bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, and 4.
This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
SeaMonkey is an open source Web browser, advanced email and newsgroup client, IRC chat client, and HTML editor.
Several flaws were found in the way SeaMonkey processes certain malformed JavaScript code. A malicious web page could cause the execution of JavaScript code in such a way that could cause SeaMonkey to crash or execute arbitrary code as the user running SeaMonkey.
(CVE-2006-6498, CVE-2006-6501, CVE-2006-6502, CVE-2006-6503, CVE-2006-6504)
Several flaws were found in the way SeaMonkey renders web pages. A malicious web page could cause the browser to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code as the user running SeaMonkey. (CVE-2006-6497)
A heap based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way SeaMonkey Mail parses the Content-Type mail header. A malicious mail message could cause the SeaMonkey Mail client to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code as the user running SeaMonkey Mail. (CVE-2006-6505)
Users of SeaMonkey are advised to upgrade to these erratum packages, which contain SeaMonkey version 1.0.7 that corrects these issues.
Solution
Update the affected seamonkey packages.See Also
https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2006-December/000036.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 67431
File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2006-0759.nasl
Version: 1.11
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 7/12/2013
Updated: 1/14/2021
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.8
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 6.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:seamonkey-js-debugger, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:seamonkey-chat, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:seamonkey, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:4, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:seamonkey-nspr-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:seamonkey-nspr, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:devhelp, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:seamonkey-mail, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:seamonkey-dom-inspector, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:devhelp-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:seamonkey-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:seamonkey-nss-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:seamonkey-nss
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/OracleLinux, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 12/20/2006
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/19/2006
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2006-6497, CVE-2006-6498, CVE-2006-6501, CVE-2006-6502, CVE-2006-6503, CVE-2006-6504, CVE-2006-6505
BID: 21668