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Debian DSA-3201-1 : iceweasel - security update
high Nessus Plugin ID 81999
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Synopsis
The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.Description
Multiple security issues have been found in Iceweasel, Debian's version of the Mozilla Firefox web browser. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems :- CVE-2015-0817 ilxu1a reported a flaw in Mozilla's implementation of typed array bounds checking in JavaScript just-in-time compilation (JIT) and its management of bounds checking for heap access. This flaw can be leveraged into the reading and writing of memory allowing for arbitary code execution on the local system.
- CVE-2015-0818 Mariusz Mlynski discovered a method to run arbitrary scripts in a privileged context. This bypassed the same-origin policy protections by using a flaw in the processing of SVG format content navigation.
Solution
Upgrade the iceweasel packages.For the stable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed in version 31.5.3esr-1~deb7u1.
See Also
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-0817
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-0818
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 81999
File Name: debian_DSA-3201.nasl
Version: 1.9
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Debian Local Security Checks
Published: 3/24/2015
Updated: 1/11/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 5.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0, 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: 3/22/2015
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2015-0817, CVE-2015-0818
DSA: 3201