Scientific Linux: SLSA-2013:1812-1 Critical: Firefox Update

Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2013 15:05:25 +0000
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From: Pat Riehecky 
Subject: Security ERRATA Critical: firefox on SL5.x, SL6.x i386/x86_64
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Synopsis: Critical: firefox security update
Advisory ID: SLSA-2013:1812-1
Issue Date: 2013-12-11
CVE Numbers: CVE-2013-5609
 CVE-2013-5612
 CVE-2013-5614
 CVE-2013-5616
 CVE-2013-5618
 CVE-2013-6671
 CVE-2013-5613
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Several flaws were found in the processing of malformed web content. A web
page containing malicious content could cause Firefox to terminate
unexpectedly or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges
of the user running Firefox. (CVE-2013-5609, CVE-2013-5616, CVE-2013-5618,
CVE-2013-6671, CVE-2013-5613)

A flaw was found in the way Firefox rendered web content with missing
character encoding information. An attacker could use this flaw to
possibly bypass same-origin inheritance and perform cross-site scripting
(XSS) attacks. (CVE-2013-5612)

It was found that certain malicious web content could bypass restrictions
applied by sandboxed iframes. An attacker could combine this flaw with
other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the
user running Firefox. (CVE-2013-5614)

After installing the update, Firefox must be restarted for the changes to
take effect.
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SL5
 x86_64
 firefox-24.2.0-1.el5_10.i386.rpm
 firefox-24.2.0-1.el5_10.x86_64.rpm
 firefox-debuginfo-24.2.0-1.el5_10.i386.rpm
 firefox-debuginfo-24.2.0-1.el5_10.x86_64.rpm
 i386
 firefox-24.2.0-1.el5_10.i386.rpm
 firefox-debuginfo-24.2.0-1.el5_10.i386.rpm
SL6
 x86_64
 firefox-24.2.0-1.el6_5.i686.rpm
 firefox-24.2.0-1.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
 firefox-debuginfo-24.2.0-1.el6_5.i686.rpm
 firefox-debuginfo-24.2.0-1.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
 i386
 firefox-24.2.0-1.el6_5.i686.rpm
 firefox-debuginfo-24.2.0-1.el6_5.i686.rpm

- Scientific Linux Development Team