Overly broad permissions can turn one compromised account into a much larger security problem. Learn how to reduce unnecessary access, review privileges, and apply least privilege across modern Linux systems. Review Linux Privileges×

Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 542
Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 542

Debian Iceweasel Icedove Moderate Regression Crash DSA-2457-2 Fix

debian
Calendar Grey May 13, 2012
Scroller Debian
Issues with iceweasel and icedove arise from a recent flaw in updates. Recommend updating for improved reliability.
The updates DSA-2457 and DSA-2458 for Iceweasel and Icedove introduced a regression, which could lead to crashes when interpreting some Javascript statements
Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory moderate debian Javascript regression iceweasel-icedove

Summary

The updates DSA-2457 and DSA-2458 for Iceweasel and Icedove introduced
a regression, which could lead to crashes when interpreting some
Javascript statements.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 3.5.16-15 for Iceweasel and 2.0.11-12 for Icedove.

The unstable distribution (sid) is not affected.

We recommend that you upgrade your iceweasel and icedove 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/



Severity
moderate
Lowest
Low
Medium
High
Critical

Package: iceweasel / icedove
CVE ID: CVE-2012-0467 CVE-2012-0470 CVE-2012-0471 CVE-2012-0477

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory moderate debian Javascript regression iceweasel-icedove

Get the latest News and Insights

Get the latest Linux and open source security news straight to your inbox.