- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200612-07 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities Date: December 10, 2006 Bugs: #154434 ID: 200612-07 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Mozilla Firefox. Background ========== Mozilla Firefox is a popular open-source web browser from the Mozilla Project. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 www-client/mozilla-firefox < 1.5.0.8 >= 1.5.0.8 2 www-client/mozilla-firefox-bin < 1.5.0.8 >= 1.5.0.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 affected packages on all of their supported architectures. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Description =========== Mozilla Firefox improperly handles Script objects while they are being executed. Mozilla Firefox has also been found to be vulnerable to various possible buffer overflows. Lastly, the binary release of Mozilla Firefox is vulnerable to a low exponent RSA signature forgery issue because it is bundled with a vulnerable version of NSS. Impact ====== An attacker could entice a user to view specially crafted JavaScript and execute arbitrary code with the rights of the user running Mozilla Firefox. An attacker could also entice a user to view a specially crafted web page that causes a buffer overflow and again executes arbitrary code. It is also possible for an attacker to make up SSL/TLS certificates that would not be detected as invalid by the binary release of Mozilla Firefox, raising the possibility for Man-in-the-Middle attacks. 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-1.5.0.8" All Mozilla Firefox binary release users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/mozilla-firefox-bin-1.5.0.8" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2006-5462 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5462 [ 2 ] CVE-2006-5463 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5463 [ 3 ] CVE-2006-5464 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5464 [ 4 ] CVE-2006-5747 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5747 [ 5 ] CVE-2006-5748 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5748 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-07.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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