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Red Hat: RHSA-2014:0310-01 Critical: Firefox Security Flaws

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Updated firefox packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having Critical security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, 
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====================================================================                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Critical: firefox security update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2014:0310-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL:      https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0310.html
Issue date:        2014-03-18
CVE Names:         CVE-2014-1493 CVE-2014-1497 CVE-2014-1505 
                   CVE-2014-1508 CVE-2014-1509 CVE-2014-1510 
                   CVE-2014-1511 CVE-2014-1512 CVE-2014-1513 
                   CVE-2014-1514 
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1. Summary:

Updated firefox packages that fix several security issues are now available
for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having Critical
security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores,
which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability
from the CVE links in the References section.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

3. Description:

Mozilla Firefox is an open source web browser. XULRunner provides the XUL
Runtime environment for Mozilla Firefox.

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 with the privileges of the user running
Firefox. (CVE-2014-1493, CVE-2014-1510, CVE-2014-1511, CVE-2014-1512,
CVE-2014-1513, CVE-2014-1514)

Several information disclosure flaws were found in the way Firefox
processed malformed web content. An attacker could use these flaws to gain
access to sensitive information such as cross-domain content or protected
memory addresses or, potentially, cause Firefox to crash. (CVE-2014-1497,
CVE-2014-1508, CVE-2014-1505)

A memory corruption flaw was found in the way Firefox rendered certain PDF
files. An attacker able to trick a user into installing a malicious
extension could use this flaw to crash Firefox or, potentially, execute
arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Firefox.
(CVE-2014-1509)

Red Hat would like to thank the Mozilla project for reporting these issues.
Upstream acknowledges Benoit Jacob, Olli Pettay, Jan Varga, Jan de Mooij,
Jesse Ruderman, Dan Gohman, Christoph Diehl, Atte Kettunen, Tyson Smith,
Jesse Schwartzentruber, John Thomson, Robert O'Callahan, Mariusz Mlynski,
Jüri Aedla, George Hotz, and the security research firm VUPEN as the
original reporters of these issues.

For technical details regarding these flaws, refer to the Mozilla security
advisories for Firefox 24.4.0 ESR. You can find a link to the Mozilla
advisories in the References section of this erratum.

All Firefox users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain
Firefox version 24.4.0 ESR, which corrects these issues. After installing
the update, Firefox must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

4. Solution:

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

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to
use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/11258

5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

1077013 - CVE-2014-1493 Mozilla: Miscellaneous memory safety hazards (rv:24.4) (MFSA 2014-15)
1077016 - CVE-2014-1497 Mozilla: Out of bounds read during WAV file decoding (MFSA 2014-17)
1077025 - CVE-2014-1508 Mozilla: Information disclosure through polygon rendering in MathML (MFSA 2014-26)
1077028 - CVE-2014-1509 Mozilla: Memory corruption in Cairo during PDF font rendering (MFSA 2014-27)
1077029 - CVE-2014-1505 Mozilla: SVG filters information disclosure through feDisplacementMap (MFSA 2014-28)
1077490 - CVE-2014-1510 CVE-2014-1511 Mozilla: Privilege escalation using WebIDL-implemented APIs (MFSA 2014-29)
1077491 - CVE-2014-1512 Mozilla: Use-after-free in TypeObject (MFSA 2014-30)
1077492 - CVE-2014-1513 Mozilla: Out-of-bounds read/write through neutering ArrayBuffer objects (MFSA 2014-31)
1077494 - CVE-2014-1514 Mozilla: Out-of-bounds write through TypedArrayObject after neutering (MFSA 2014-32)

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client):

Source:

i386:
firefox-24.4.0-1.el5_10.i386.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-24.4.0-1.el5_10.i386.rpm

x86_64:
firefox-24.4.0-1.el5_10.i386.rpm
firefox-24.4.0-1.el5_10.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-24.4.0-1.el5_10.i386.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-24.4.0-1.el5_10.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server):

Source:

i386:
firefox-24.4.0-1.el5_10.i386.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-24.4.0-1.el5_10.i386.rpm

ia64:
firefox-24.4.0-1.el5_10.ia64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-24.4.0-1.el5_10.ia64.rpm

ppc:
firefox-24.4.0-1.el5_10.ppc.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-24.4.0-1.el5_10.ppc.rpm

s390x:
firefox-24.4.0-1.el5_10.s390.rpm
firefox-24.4.0-1.el5_10.s390x.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-24.4.0-1.el5_10.s390.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-24.4.0-1.el5_10.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
firefox-24.4.0-1.el5_10.i386.rpm
firefox-24.4.0-1.el5_10.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-24.4.0-1.el5_10.i386.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-24.4.0-1.el5_10.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6):

Source:

i386:
firefox-24.4.0-1.el6_5.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-24.4.0-1.el6_5.i686.rpm

x86_64:
firefox-24.4.0-1.el6_5.i686.rpm
firefox-24.4.0-1.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-24.4.0-1.el6_5.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-24.4.0-1.el6_5.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6):

Source:

x86_64:
firefox-24.4.0-1.el6_5.i686.rpm
firefox-24.4.0-1.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-24.4.0-1.el6_5.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-24.4.0-1.el6_5.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6):

Source:

i386:
firefox-24.4.0-1.el6_5.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-24.4.0-1.el6_5.i686.rpm

ppc64:
firefox-24.4.0-1.el6_5.ppc.rpm
firefox-24.4.0-1.el6_5.ppc64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-24.4.0-1.el6_5.ppc.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-24.4.0-1.el6_5.ppc64.rpm

s390x:
firefox-24.4.0-1.el6_5.s390.rpm
firefox-24.4.0-1.el6_5.s390x.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-24.4.0-1.el6_5.s390.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-24.4.0-1.el6_5.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
firefox-24.4.0-1.el6_5.i686.rpm
firefox-24.4.0-1.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-24.4.0-1.el6_5.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-24.4.0-1.el6_5.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6):

Source:

i386:
firefox-24.4.0-1.el6_5.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-24.4.0-1.el6_5.i686.rpm

x86_64:
firefox-24.4.0-1.el6_5.i686.rpm
firefox-24.4.0-1.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-24.4.0-1.el6_5.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-24.4.0-1.el6_5.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://access.redhat.com/security/team/key#package

7. References:

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-1493
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-1497
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-1505
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-1508
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-1509
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-1510
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-1511
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-1512
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-1513
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-1514
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#critical
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefox-esr/

8. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is .  More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact

Copyright 2014 Red Hat, Inc.
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Red Hat: RHSA-2014:0310-01 Critical: Firefox Security Flaws

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Calendar Grey March 18, 2014
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Important Firefox patch for Red Hat resolves multiple significant security vulnerabilities. Update immediately for improved safety.
Updated firefox packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6

Solution

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

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/11258

Summary

Mozilla Firefox is an open source web browser. XULRunner provides the XUL Runtime environment for Mozilla Firefox.
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 with the privileges of the user running Firefox. (CVE-2014-1493, CVE-2014-1510, CVE-2014-1511, CVE-2014-1512, CVE-2014-1513, CVE-2014-1514)
Several information disclosure flaws were found in the way Firefox processed malformed web content. An attacker could use these flaws to gain access to sensitive information such as cross-domain content or protected memory addresses or, potentially, cause Firefox to crash. (CVE-2014-1497, CVE-2014-1508, CVE-2014-1505)
A memory corruption flaw was found in the way Firefox rendered certain PDF files. An attacker able to trick a user into installing a malicious extension could use this flaw to crash Firefox or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Firefox. (CVE-2014-1509)
Red Hat would like to thank the Mozilla project for reporting these issues. Upstream acknowledges Benoit Jacob, Olli Pettay, Jan Varga, Jan de Mooij, Jesse Ruderman, Dan Gohman, Christoph Diehl, Atte Kettunen, Tyson Smith, Jesse Schwartzentruber, John Thomson, Robert O'Callahan, Mariusz Mlynski, Jüri Aedla, George Hotz, and the security research firm VUPEN as the original reporters of these issues.
For technical details regarding these flaws, refer to the Mozilla security advisories for Firefox 24.4.0 ESR. You can find a link to the Mozilla advisories in the References section of this erratum.
All Firefox users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain Firefox version 24.4.0 ESR, which corrects these issues. After installing the update, Firefox must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

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Topics Covered

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References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-1493 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-1497 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-1505 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-1508 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-1509 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-1510 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-1511 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-1512 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-1513 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-1514 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#critical https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefox-esr/

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client):
Source:
i386: firefox-24.4.0-1.el5_10.i386.rpm firefox-debuginfo-24.4.0-1.el5_10.i386.rpm
x86_64: firefox-24.4.0-1.el5_10.i386.rpm firefox-24.4.0-1.el5_10.x86_64.rpm firefox-debuginfo-24.4.0-1.el5_10.i386.rpm firefox-debuginfo-24.4.0-1.el5_10.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server):
Source:
i386: firefox-24.4.0-1.el5_10.i386.rpm firefox-debuginfo-24.4.0-1.el5_10.i386.rpm
ia64: firefox-24.4.0-1.el5_10.ia64.rpm firefox-debuginfo-24.4.0-1.el5_10.ia64.rpm
ppc: firefox-24.4.0-1.el5_10.ppc.rpm firefox-debuginfo-24.4.0-1.el5_10.ppc.rpm
s390x: firefox-24.4.0-1.el5_10.s390.rpm firefox-24.4.0-1.el5_10.s390x.rpm firefox-debuginfo-24.4.0-1.el5_10.s390.rpm firefox-debuginfo-24.4.0-1.el5_10.s390x.rpm
x86_64: firefox-24.4.0-1.el5_10.i386.rpm firefox-24.4.0-1.el5_10.x86_64.rpm firefox-debuginfo-24.4.0-1.el5_10.i386.rpm firefox-debuginfo-24.4.0-1.el5_10.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6):
Source:
i386: firefox-24.4.0-1.el6_5.i686.rpm firefox-debuginfo-24.4.0-1.el6_5.i686.rpm
x86_64: firefox-24.4.0-1.el6_5.i686.rpm firefox-24.4.0-1.el6_5.x86_64.rpm firefox-debuginfo-24.4.0-1.el6_5.i686.rpm firefox-debuginfo-24.4.0-1.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6):
Source:
x86_64:

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2014:0310-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0310.html
Issue date: 2014-03-18

Topic

Updated firefox packages that fix several security issues are now availablefor Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having Criticalsecurity impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores,which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerabilityfrom the CVE links in the References section.

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue red hat critical memory corruption firefox information disclosure

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

1077013 - CVE-2014-1493 Mozilla: Miscellaneous memory safety hazards (rv:24.4) (MFSA 2014-15)

1077016 - CVE-2014-1497 Mozilla: Out of bounds read during WAV file decoding (MFSA 2014-17)

1077025 - CVE-2014-1508 Mozilla: Information disclosure through polygon rendering in MathML (MFSA 2014-26)

1077028 - CVE-2014-1509 Mozilla: Memory corruption in Cairo during PDF font rendering (MFSA 2014-27)

1077029 - CVE-2014-1505 Mozilla: SVG filters information disclosure through feDisplacementMap (MFSA 2014-28)

1077490 - CVE-2014-1510 CVE-2014-1511 Mozilla: Privilege escalation using WebIDL-implemented APIs (MFSA 2014-29)

1077491 - CVE-2014-1512 Mozilla: Use-after-free in TypeObject (MFSA 2014-30)

1077492 - CVE-2014-1513 Mozilla: Out-of-bounds read/write through neutering ArrayBuffer objects (MFSA 2014-31)

1077494 - CVE-2014-1514 Mozilla: Out-of-bounds write through TypedArrayObject after neutering (MFSA 2014-32)

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