SciLinux: CVE-2009-3979 Critical: firefox SL4.x, SL5.x i386/x86_64
Summary
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:25:37 -0600Reply-To: Troy DawsonSender: Security Errata for Scientific Linux From: Troy Dawson Subject: Security ERRATA Critical: firefox on SL4.x, SL5.x i386/x86_64Comments: To: "scientific-linux-errata@fnal.gov" Synopsis: Critical: firefox security updateIssue date: 2009-12-16CVE Names: CVE-2009-3979 CVE-2009-3981 CVE-2009-3983 CVE-2009-3984 CVE-2009-3985 CVE-2009-3986Several 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-2009-3979, CVE-2009-3981, CVE-2009-3986)A flaw was found in the Firefox NT Lan Manager (NTLM) authenticationprotocol implementation. If an attacker could trick a local user that has NTLM credentials into visiting a specially-crafted web page, they could send arbitrary requests, authenticated with the user's NTLM credentials, to other applications on the user's system. (CVE-2009-3983)A flaw was found in the way Firefox displayed the SSL location barindicator. An attacker could create an unencrypted web page that appears to be encrypted, possibly tricking the user into believing they are visiting a secure page. (CVE-2009-3984)A flaw was found in the way Firefox displayed blank pages after a usernavigates to an invalid address. If a user visits an attacker-controlledweb page that results in a blank page, the attacker could inject contentinto that blank page, possibly tricking the user into believing they areviewing a legitimate page. (CVE-2009-3985)After installing the update, Firefox must be restarted for the changes to take effect.SL 4.x SRPMS:firefox-3.0.16-4.el4.src.rpm i386:firefox-3.0.16-4.el4.i386.rpm x86_64:firefox-3.0.16-4.el4.i386.rpmfirefox-3.0.16-4.el4.x86_64.rpmSL 5.x SRPMS:firefox-3.0.16-1.el5_4.src.rpmxulrunner-1.9.0.16-2.el5_4.src.rpm i386:firefox-3.0.16-1.el5_4.i386.rpmxulrunner-1.9.0.16-2.el5_4.i386.rpmxulrunner-devel-1.9.0.16-2.el5_4.i386.rpmxulrunner-devel-unstable-1.9.0.16-2.el5_4.i386.rpm x86_64:firefox-3.0.16-1.el5_4.i386.rpmfirefox-3.0.16-1.el5_4.x86_64.rpmxulrunner-1.9.0.16-2.el5_4.i386.rpmxulrunner-1.9.0.16-2.el5_4.x86_64.rpmxulrunner-devel-1.9.0.16-2.el5_4.i386.rpmxulrunner-devel-1.9.0.16-2.el5_4.x86_64.rpmxulrunner-devel-unstable-1.9.0.16-2.el5_4.x86_64.rpm-Connie Sieh-Troy Dawson