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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200612-07 |
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http://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities |
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Date: December 10, 2006 |
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Bugs: #154434 |
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ID: 200612-07 |
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Synopsis |
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Mozilla Firefox. |
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Background |
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Mozilla Firefox is a popular open-source web browser from the Mozilla |
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Project. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 www-client/mozilla-firefox < 1.5.0.8 >= 1.5.0.8 |
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2 www-client/mozilla-firefox-bin < 1.5.0.8 >= 1.5.0.8 |
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2 affected packages on all of their supported architectures. |
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Description |
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Mozilla Firefox improperly handles Script objects while they are being |
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executed. Mozilla Firefox has also been found to be vulnerable to |
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various possible buffer overflows. Lastly, the binary release of |
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Mozilla Firefox is vulnerable to a low exponent RSA signature forgery |
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issue because it is bundled with a vulnerable version of NSS. |
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Impact |
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An attacker could entice a user to view specially crafted JavaScript |
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and execute arbitrary code with the rights of the user running Mozilla |
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Firefox. An attacker could also entice a user to view a specially |
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crafted web page that causes a buffer overflow and again executes |
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arbitrary code. It is also possible for an attacker to make up SSL/TLS |
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certificates that would not be detected as invalid by the binary |
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release of Mozilla Firefox, raising the possibility for |
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Man-in-the-Middle attacks. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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All Mozilla Firefox users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/mozilla-firefox-1.5.0.8" |
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All Mozilla Firefox binary release users should upgrade to the latest |
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version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/mozilla-firefox-bin-1.5.0.8" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2006-5462 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5462 |
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[ 2 ] CVE-2006-5463 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5463 |
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[ 3 ] CVE-2006-5464 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5464 |
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[ 4 ] CVE-2006-5747 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5747 |
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[ 5 ] CVE-2006-5748 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5748 |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-07.xml |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2006 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |
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