- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200701-02 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities Date: January 04, 2007 Bugs: #156023 ID: 200701-02 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Mozilla Firefox, some of which may allow the remote execution of arbitrary code. Background ========== Mozilla Firefox is a popular open-source web browser from the Mozilla Project. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 www-client/mozilla-firefox < 1.5.0.9 >= 1.5.0.9 2 www-client/mozilla-firefox-bin < 1.5.0.9 >= 1.5.0.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 affected packages on all of their supported architectures. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Description =========== An anonymous researcher found evidence of memory corruption in the way Mozilla Firefox handles certain types of SVG comment DOM nodes. Additionally, Frederik Reiss discovered a heap-based buffer overflow in the conversion of a CSS cursor. Other issues with memory corruption were also fixed. Mozilla Firefox also contains less severe vulnerabilities involving JavaScript and Java. Impact ====== An attacker could entice a user to view a specially crafted web page that will trigger one of the vulnerabilities, possibly leading to the execution of arbitrary code. It is also possible for an attacker to perform cross-site scripting attacks, leading to the exposure of sensitive information, like user credentials. Workaround ========== There are no known workarounds for all the issues at this time. Resolution ========== All Mozilla Firefox users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/mozilla-firefox-1.5.0.9" All Mozilla Firefox binary release users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/mozilla-firefox-bin-1.5.0.9" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2006-6497 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-6497 [ 2 ] CVE-2006-6498 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-6498 [ 3 ] CVE-2006-6499 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-6499 [ 4 ] CVE-2006-6500 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-6500 [ 5 ] CVE-2006-6501 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-6501 [ 6 ] CVE-2006-6502 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-6502 [ 7 ] CVE-2006-6503 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-6503 [ 8 ] CVE-2006-6504 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-6504 [ 9 ] CVE-2006-6506 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-6506 [ 10 ] CVE-2006-6507 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-6507 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-02.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 2007 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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