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ESB-2012.0404 - [Debian] iceweasel and iceape: Multiple vulnerabilities

Date: 26 April 2012
References: ASB-2012.0037  ESB-2012.0284  ESB-2012.0287  ESB-2012.0303  ASB-2012.0063  ESB-2012.0433  ESB-2012.0463  

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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                               ESB-2012.0404
                   iceweasel and iceape security update
                               26 April 2012

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           iceweasel
                   iceape
Publisher:         Debian
Operating System:  Debian GNU/Linux 6
Impact/Access:     Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
                   Increased Privileges            -- Remote with User Interaction
                   Cross-site Scripting            -- Remote with User Interaction
                   Provide Misleading Information  -- Remote with User Interaction
                   Access Confidential Data        -- Remote with User Interaction
                   Reduced Security                -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution:        Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names:         CVE-2012-0479 CVE-2012-0477 CVE-2012-0471
                   CVE-2012-0470 CVE-2012-0467 CVE-2012-0461
                   CVE-2012-0458 CVE-2012-0456 CVE-2012-0455

Reference:         ASB-2012.0063
                   ASB-2012.0037
                   ESB-2012.0303
                   ESB-2012.0287
                   ESB-2012.0284

Original Bulletin: 
   http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2457
   http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2458

Comment: This bulletin contains two (2) Debian security advisories.

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2457-1                   security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/                        Moritz Muehlenhoff
April 24, 2012                         http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : iceweasel
Vulnerability  : several
Problem type   : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID         : CVE-2012-0467 CVE-2012-0470 CVE-2012-0471 CVE-2012-0477 
                 CVE-2012-0479

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in Iceweasel, a web
browser based on Firefox. The included XULRunner library provides
rendering services for several other applications included in Debian.

CVE-2012-0467
 
   Bob Clary, Christian Holler, Brian Hackett, Bobby Holley, Gary
   Kwong, Hilary Hall, Honza Bambas, Jesse Ruderman, Julian Seward,
   and Olli Pettay discovered memory corruption bugs, which may lead
   to the execution of arbitrary code.

CVE-2012-0470

   Atte Kettunen discovered that a memory corruption bug in
   gfxImageSurface may lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

CVE-2012-0471

   Anne van Kesteren discovered that incorrect multibyte octet
   decoding may lead to cross-site scripting.

CVE-2012-0477

   Masato Kinugawa discovered that incorrect encoding of
   Korean and Chinese character sets may lead to cross-site scripting.

CVE-2012-0479

   Jeroen van der Gun discovered a spoofing vulnerability in the
   presentation of Atom and RSS feeds over HTTPS.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 3.5.16-14.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 10.0.4esr-1.

For the experimental distribution, this problem will be fixed soon.


We recommend that you upgrade your iceweasel packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2458-1                   security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/                        Moritz Muehlenhoff
April 24, 2012                         http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : iceape
Vulnerability  : several
Problem type   : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID         : CVE-2012-0455 CVE-2012-0456 CVE-2012-0458 CVE-2012-0461 
                 CVE-2012-0467 CVE-2012-0470 CVE-2012-0471 CVE-2012-0477 
                 CVE-2012-0479

Several vulnerabilities have been found in the Iceape internet suite,
an unbranded version of Seamonkey:

CVE-2012-0455

   Soroush Dalili discovered that a cross-site scripting countermeasure
   related to Javascript URLs could be bypassed.

CVE-2012-0456

   Atte Kettunen discovered an out of bounds read in the SVG Filters,
   resulting in memory disclosure.

CVE-2012-0458

   Mariusz Mlynski discovered that privileges could be escalated through
   a Javascript URL as the home page.

CVE-2012-0461

   Bob Clary discovered memory corruption bugs, which may lead to the
   execution of arbitrary code.

CVE-2012-0467
 
   Bob Clary, Christian Holler, Brian Hackett, Bobby Holley, Gary
   Kwong, Hilary Hall, Honza Bambas, Jesse Ruderman, Julian Seward,
   and Olli Pettay discovered memory corruption bugs, which may lead
   to the execution of arbitrary code.

CVE-2012-0470

   Atte Kettunen discovered that a memory corruption bug in
   gfxImageSurface may lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

CVE-2012-0471

   Anne van Kesteren discovered that incorrect multibyte octet
   encoding may lead to cross-site scripting.

CVE-2012-0477

   Masato Kinugawa discovered that incorrect encoding of
   Korean and Chinese character sets may lead to cross-site scripting.

CVE-2012-0479

   Jeroen van der Gun discovered a spoofing vulnerability in the
   presentation of Atom and RSS feeds over HTTPS.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.0.11-11

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem will be fixed soon.

We recommend that you upgrade your iceape packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
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