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AL-2007.0028 -- [Win][UNIX/Linux] -- Critical: Firefox security update

Date: 26 February 2007
References: AL-2007.0024  ESB-2007.0130  ESB-2007.0141  AU-2007.0008  ESB-2007.0166  ESB-2007.0170  ESB-2007.0549  

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A  U  S  C  E  R  T                                           A  L  E  R  T

                       AL-2007.0028 -- AUSCERT ALERT
                             [Win][UNIX/Linux]
                     Critical: Firefox security update
                             26 February 2007

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        AusCERT Alert Summary
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Product:              Firefox 2.0.0.1 and prior
                      Firefox 1.5.0.9 and prior
Publisher:            Red Hat
Operating System:     UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
                      Windows
Impact:               Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands
                      Access Privileged Data
                      Cross-site Scripting
                      Provide Misleading Information
                      Denial of Service
Access:               Remote/Unauthenticated
CVE Names:            CVE-2007-0996 CVE-2007-0995 CVE-2007-0981
                      CVE-2007-0800 CVE-2007-0780 CVE-2007-0779
                      CVE-2007-0778 CVE-2007-0777 CVE-2007-0775
                      CVE-2007-0009 CVE-2007-0008 CVE-2006-6077

Ref:                  AL-2007.0024

Original Bulletin:    http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/
                      https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0079.html

Comment: This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on
         platforms other than Red Hat. It is recommended that administrators
         running Firefox check for an updated version of the software for
         their operating system.
         
         These vulnerabilities are fixed in Firefox 2.0.0.2 and 1.5.0.10,
         available for download at www.mozilla.com.

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                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Critical: Firefox security update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2007:0079-01
Advisory URL:      https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0079.html
Issue date:        2007-02-23
Updated on:        2007-02-23
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux
CVE Names:         CVE-2006-6077 CVE-2007-0008 CVE-2007-0009 
                   CVE-2007-0775 CVE-2007-0777 CVE-2007-0778 
                   CVE-2007-0779 CVE-2007-0780 CVE-2007-0800 
                   CVE-2007-0981 CVE-2007-0995 CVE-2007-0996 
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1. Summary:

Updated firefox packages that fix several security bugs are now available
for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.

This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red
Hat Security Response Team.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64

3. Problem description:

Mozilla Firefox is an open source Web browser.

Several flaws were found in the way Firefox processed certain malformed
JavaScript code. A malicious web page could execute JavaScript code in such
a way that may result in Firefox crashing or executing arbitrary code as
the user running Firefox. (CVE-2007-0775, CVE-2007-0777)

Several cross-site scripting (XSS) flaws were found in the way Firefox
processed certain malformed web pages. A malicious web page could display
misleading information which may result in a user unknowingly divulging
sensitive information such as a password. (CVE-2006-6077, CVE-2007-0995,
CVE-2007-0996)

A flaw was found in the way Firefox cached web pages on the local disk. A
malicious web page may be able to inject arbitrary HTML into a browsing
session if the user reloads a targeted site. (CVE-2007-0778)

A flaw was found in the way Firefox displayed certain web content. A
malicious web page could generate content which could overlay user
interface elements such as the hostname and security indicators, tricking a
user into thinking they are visiting a different site. (CVE-2007-0779)

Two flaws were found in the way Firefox displayed blocked popup windows. If
a user can be convinced to open a blocked popup, it is possible to read
arbitrary local files, or conduct an XSS attack against the user.
(CVE-2007-0780, CVE-2007-0800)

Two buffer overflow flaws were found in the Network Security Services (NSS)
code for processing the SSLv2 protocol. Connecting to a malicious secure
web server could cause the execution of arbitrary code as the user running
Firefox. (CVE-2007-0008, CVE-2007-0009)

A flaw was found in the way Firefox handled the "location.hostname" value
during certain browser domain checks. This flaw could allow a malicious web
site to set domain cookies for an arbitrary site, or possibly perform an
XSS attack. (CVE-2007-0981)

Users of Firefox are advised to upgrade to these erratum packages, which
contain Firefox version 1.5.0.10 that corrects these issues.

4. Solution:

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network.  To use Red Hat Network,
launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:

up2date

This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate
RPMs being upgraded on your system.

5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

202352 - Firefox 1.5.0.5 startup script not updated for the add-on based locale
229802 - CVE-2007-0775 Multiple Firefox flaws (CVE-2007-0777, CVE-2007-0995, CVE-2007-0996, CVE-2006-6077, CVE-2007-0778, CVE-2007-0779, CVE-2007-0780, CVE-2007-0800, CVE-2007-0008, CVE-2007-0009, CVE-2007-0981)

6. RPMs required:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4AS/en/os/SRPMS/firefox-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.src.rpm
fd579d11e1a502a2173ab1780820a26a  firefox-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.src.rpm

i386:
4cd4889a0517e9f6e78af778756d4a41  firefox-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.i386.rpm
c4840c2a2df9811d80d87c8238fae948  firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.i386.rpm

ia64:
09bfead1018fad7afc4594a8e8e7bd26  firefox-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.ia64.rpm
4feb8d321f7d93bbd6ae42fdbc164811  firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.ia64.rpm

ppc:
1da627d9f44db48109bfa18a3f0cc2e5  firefox-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.ppc.rpm
76cb837a3c265a6faebd428dfde2f81c  firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.ppc.rpm

s390:
cfb43f8a002a70513d5cfc098884d52e  firefox-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.s390.rpm
958ca23c23d5ecb5a0f3c47a97928982  firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.s390.rpm

s390x:
32df66e4d963123c0ca4b2cc645de754  firefox-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.s390x.rpm
dcf052a65ad856dca60bbde4c1d829e0  firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
2483e1863a431c2ac987cb17c169219a  firefox-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.x86_64.rpm
028dabf45cdabdf78ac9650963ac5592  firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4Desktop/en/os/SRPMS/firefox-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.src.rpm
fd579d11e1a502a2173ab1780820a26a  firefox-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.src.rpm

i386:
4cd4889a0517e9f6e78af778756d4a41  firefox-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.i386.rpm
c4840c2a2df9811d80d87c8238fae948  firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.i386.rpm

x86_64:
2483e1863a431c2ac987cb17c169219a  firefox-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.x86_64.rpm
028dabf45cdabdf78ac9650963ac5592  firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4ES/en/os/SRPMS/firefox-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.src.rpm
fd579d11e1a502a2173ab1780820a26a  firefox-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.src.rpm

i386:
4cd4889a0517e9f6e78af778756d4a41  firefox-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.i386.rpm
c4840c2a2df9811d80d87c8238fae948  firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.i386.rpm

ia64:
09bfead1018fad7afc4594a8e8e7bd26  firefox-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.ia64.rpm
4feb8d321f7d93bbd6ae42fdbc164811  firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
2483e1863a431c2ac987cb17c169219a  firefox-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.x86_64.rpm
028dabf45cdabdf78ac9650963ac5592  firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4:

SRPMS:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4WS/en/os/SRPMS/firefox-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.src.rpm
fd579d11e1a502a2173ab1780820a26a  firefox-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.src.rpm

i386:
4cd4889a0517e9f6e78af778756d4a41  firefox-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.i386.rpm
c4840c2a2df9811d80d87c8238fae948  firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.i386.rpm

ia64:
09bfead1018fad7afc4594a8e8e7bd26  firefox-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.ia64.rpm
4feb8d321f7d93bbd6ae42fdbc164811  firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
2483e1863a431c2ac987cb17c169219a  firefox-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.x86_64.rpm
028dabf45cdabdf78ac9650963ac5592  firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.10-0.1.el4.x86_64.rpm

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security.  Our key and 
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://www.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package

7. References:

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-6077
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0008
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0009
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0775
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0777
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0778
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0779
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0780
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0800
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0981
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0995
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0996
http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical

8. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>.  More contact
details at https://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

Copyright 2007 Red Hat, Inc.
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