Oracle Linux 5 : firefox (ELSA-2010-0556)

high Nessus Plugin ID 68069

Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 5 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2010-0556 advisory.

firefox:

[3.6.7-3.0.1.el5]
- Add firefox-oracle-default-prefs.js and firefox-oracle-default-bookmarks.html and remove the corresponding Red Hat ones

[3.6.7-3]
- Rebuild

xulrunner:

[1.9.2.7-3.0.1.el5]
- Added xulrunner-oracle-default-prefs.js and removed the corresponding RedHat one.

[1.9.2.7-3]
- Include fix for 575836

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected firefox, xulrunner and / or xulrunner-devel packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2010-0556.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 68069

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2010-0556.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/12/2013

Updated: 10/22/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2010-2755

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:xulrunner-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:xulrunner, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:5, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:firefox

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/OracleLinux, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 7/26/2010

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/30/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-2755

RHSA: 2010:0556