- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200606-12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities Date: June 11, 2006 Bugs: #135254 ID: 200606-12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== Vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox allow privilege escalations for JavaScript code, cross site scripting attacks, HTTP response smuggling and possibly the execution of arbitrary code. Background ========== Mozilla Firefox is the next-generation web browser from the Mozilla project. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 www-client/mozilla-firefox < 1.5.0.4 >= 1.5.0.4 2 www-client/mozilla-firefox-bin < 1.5.0.4 >= 1.5.0.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 affected packages on all of their supported architectures. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Description =========== A number of vulnerabilities were found and fixed in Mozilla Firefox. For details please consult the references below. Impact ====== By enticing the user to visit a malicious website, a remote attacker can inject arbitrary HTML and JavaScript Code into the user's browser, execute JavaScript code with elevated privileges and possibly execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running the application. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All Mozilla Firefox users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/mozilla-firefox-1.5.0.4" All Mozilla Firefox binary users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/mozilla-firefox-bin-1.5.0.4" Note: There is no stable fixed version for the Alpha architecture yet. Users of Mozilla Firefox on Alpha should consider unmerging it until such a version is available. References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2006-2775 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2775 [ 2 ] CVE-2006-2776 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2776 [ 3 ] CVE-2006-2777 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2777 [ 4 ] CVE-2006-2778 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2778 [ 5 ] CVE-2006-2779 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2779 [ 6 ] CVE-2006-2780 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2780 [ 7 ] CVE-2006-2782 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2782 [ 8 ] CVE-2006-2783 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2783 [ 9 ] CVE-2006-2784 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2784 [ 10 ] CVE-2006-2785 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2785 [ 11 ] CVE-2006-2786 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2786 [ 12 ] CVE-2006-2787 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2787 [ 13 ] Mozilla Foundation Security Advisories http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html#Firefox Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200606-12.xml Concerns? ========= Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@xxxxxxxxxx or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2006 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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