Oracle Linux 5 / 6 : firefox (ELSA-2013-1268)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 69940

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 5 / 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2013-1268 advisory.

firefox [17.0.9-1.0.1.el6_4]
- Add firefox-oracle-default-prefs.js and remove the corresponding Red Hat ones

[17.0.9-1]
- Update to 17.0.9 ESR

[17.0.8-4]
- Added fix for mozbz#601442 - Support the extensions.getAddons.showPane pref again in the Add-ons Manager UI, a part of rhbz#818636 fix.

[17.0.8-3]
- Fixed rhbz#818636 - Firefox allows install of addons, disregarding xpinstall.enabled flag set as false.

[17.0.8-2]
- Updated manual page

xulrunner [17.0.9-1.0.1.el6_4]
- Replaced xulrunner-redhat-default-prefs.js with xulrunner-oracle-default-prefs.js
- Removed XULRUNNER_VERSION from SOURCE21

[17.0.9-1]
- Update to 17.0.9 ESR

[17.0.8-5]
- Fixed mozbz#633001 - Cannot open ipv6 address with self-signed certificate

[17.0.8-4]
- Fixed rhbz#818636 - Firefox allows install of addons, disregarding xpinstall.enabled flag set as false.

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

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

Solution

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

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 69940

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2013-1268.nasl

Version: 1.22

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Oracle Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 9/18/2013

Updated: 10/22/2024

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2013-1736

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:5, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:firefox, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:xulrunner-devel, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:6

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: 9/18/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/18/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-1718, CVE-2013-1722, CVE-2013-1725, CVE-2013-1730, CVE-2013-1732, CVE-2013-1735, CVE-2013-1736, CVE-2013-1737

BID: 62463, 62467, 62478, 62479

RHSA: 2013:1268

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