RedHat: Critical: firefox security update RHSA-2008:0549-01
Summary
Mozilla Firefox is an open source Web browser.
Multiple flaws were found in the processing of malformed JavaScript
content. A web page containing such malicious content could cause Firefox
to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code as the user running
Firefox. (CVE-2008-2801, CVE-2008-2802, CVE-2008-2803)
Several flaws were found in the processing of malformed web content. A web
page containing malicious content could cause Firefox to crash or,
potentially, execute arbitrary code as the user running Firefox.
(CVE-2008-2798, CVE-2008-2799, CVE-2008-2811)
Several flaws were found in the way malformed web content was displayed. A
web page containing specially-crafted content could potentially trick a
Firefox user into surrendering sensitive information. (CVE-2008-2800)
Two local file disclosure flaws were found in Firefox. A web page
containing malicious content could cause Firefox to reveal the contents of
a local file to a remote attacker. (CVE-2008-2805, CVE-2008-2810)
A flaw was found in the way a malformed .properties file was processed by
Firefox. A malicious extension could read uninitialized memory, possibly
leaking sensitive data to the extension. (CVE-2008-2807)
A flaw was found in the way Firefox escaped a listing of local file names.
If a user could be tricked into listing a local directory containing
malicious file names, arbitrary JavaScript could be run with the
permissions of the user running Firefox. (CVE-2008-2808)
A flaw was found in the way Firefox displayed information about self-signed
certificates. It was possible for a self-signed certificate to contain
multiple alternate name entries, which were not all displayed to the user,
allowing them to mistakenly extend trust to an unknown site.
(CVE-2008-2809)
All Mozilla Firefox users should upgrade to this updated package, which
contains backported patches that correct these issues.
Summary
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
References
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2798 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2799 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2800 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2801 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2802 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2803 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2805 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2807 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2808 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2809 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2810 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2811 http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical
Package List
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:
Source:
i386:
firefox-1.5.0.12-0.19.el4.i386.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-0.19.el4.i386.rpm
ia64:
firefox-1.5.0.12-0.19.el4.ia64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-0.19.el4.ia64.rpm
ppc:
firefox-1.5.0.12-0.19.el4.ppc.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-0.19.el4.ppc.rpm
s390:
firefox-1.5.0.12-0.19.el4.s390.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-0.19.el4.s390.rpm
s390x:
firefox-1.5.0.12-0.19.el4.s390x.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-0.19.el4.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
firefox-1.5.0.12-0.19.el4.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-0.19.el4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:
Source:
i386:
firefox-1.5.0.12-0.19.el4.i386.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-0.19.el4.i386.rpm
x86_64:
firefox-1.5.0.12-0.19.el4.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-0.19.el4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4:
Source:
i386:
firefox-1.5.0.12-0.19.el4.i386.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-0.19.el4.i386.rpm
ia64:
firefox-1.5.0.12-0.19.el4.ia64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-0.19.el4.ia64.rpm
x86_64:
firefox-1.5.0.12-0.19.el4.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-0.19.el4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4:
Source:
i386:
firefox-1.5.0.12-0.19.el4.i386.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-0.19.el4.i386.rpm
ia64:
firefox-1.5.0.12-0.19.el4.ia64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-0.19.el4.ia64.rpm
x86_64:
firefox-1.5.0.12-0.19.el4.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-0.19.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
Topic
An updated firefox package that fixes several security issues is 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.
Topic
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
Bugs Fixed
452597 - CVE-2008-2798 Firefox malformed web content flaws
452598 - CVE-2008-2799 Firefox javascript arbitrary code execution
452599 - CVE-2008-2800 Firefox XSS attacks
452600 - CVE-2008-2802 Firefox arbitrary JavaScript code execution
452602 - CVE-2008-2803 Firefox javascript arbitrary code execution
452604 - CVE-2008-2805 Firefox arbitrary file disclosure
452605 - CVE-2008-2801 Firefox arbitrary signed JAR code execution
452709 - CVE-2008-2807 Firefox .properties memory leak
452710 - CVE-2008-2808 Firefox file location escaping flaw
452711 - CVE-2008-2809 Firefox self signed certificate flaw
452712 - CVE-2008-2810 Firefox arbitrary file disclosure
453007 - CVE-2008-2811 Firefox block reflow flaw
