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Debian DSA-2513-1 Iceape Critical Remote Code Execution Advisory

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Calendar Grey July 17, 2012
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Cyanix Pro Toolkit Encountering Critical Security Flaws: Immediate Installation of Patches Required for Increased Defense and Security
Several vulnerabilities have been found in the Iceape internet suite, an unbranded version of Seamonkey: CVE-2012-1948

Summary

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

CVE-2012-1948

Benoit Jacob, Jesse Ruderman, Christian Holler, and Bill McCloskey
identified several memory safety problems that may lead to the
execution of arbitrary code.

CVE-2012-1954

Abhishek Arya discovered a use-after-free problem in nsDocument::AdoptNode
that may lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

CVE-2012-1967

moz_bug_r_a4 discovered that in certain cases, javascript:: URLs can
be executed so that scripts can escape the JavaScript sandbox and run
with elevated privileges. This can lead to arbitrary code execution.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.0.11-14.

For the unstable (sid) and testing (wheezy) distribution, 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 c...

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Package: iceape
CVE ID: CVE-2012-1948 CVE-2012-1954 CVE-2012-1967

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