Scientific Linux: SLSA-2015:0988-1 Critical: Firefox Buffer Overflow Threat

Date: Wed, 13 May 2015 15:38:24 +0000
Reply-To: scientific-linux-users@
Sender: Security Errata for Scientific Linux
 
From: Pat Riehecky 
Subject: Security ERRATA Critical: firefox on SL5.x, SL6.x,
 SL7.x i386/x86_64
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Synopsis: Critical: firefox security update
Advisory ID: SLSA-2015:0988-1
Issue Date: 2015-05-12
CVE Numbers: CVE-2015-2708
 CVE-2015-0797
 CVE-2015-2710
 CVE-2015-2713
 CVE-2015-2716
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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 crash or,
potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user
running Firefox. (CVE-2015-2708, CVE-2015-0797, CVE-2015-2710,
CVE-2015-2713)

A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way Firefox processed
compressed XML data. An attacker could create specially crafted compressed
XML content that, when processed by Firefox, could cause it to crash or
execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Firefox.
(CVE-2015-2716)

After installing the update, Firefox must be restarted for the changes
to take effect.
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SL5
 x86_64
 firefox-38.0-4.el5_11.i386.rpm
 firefox-38.0-4.el5_11.x86_64.rpm
 firefox-debuginfo-38.0-4.el5_11.i386.rpm
 firefox-debuginfo-38.0-4.el5_11.x86_64.rpm
 i386
 firefox-38.0-4.el5_11.i386.rpm
 firefox-debuginfo-38.0-4.el5_11.i386.rpm
SL6
 x86_64
 firefox-38.0-4.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
 firefox-debuginfo-38.0-4.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
 firefox-38.0-4.el6_6.i686.rpm
 firefox-debuginfo-38.0-4.el6_6.i686.rpm
 i386
 firefox-38.0-4.el6_6.i686.rpm
 firefox-debuginfo-38.0-4.el6_6.i686.rpm
SL7
 x86_64
 firefox-38.0-3.el7_1.x86_64.rpm
 firefox-debuginfo-38.0-3.el7_1.x86_64.rpm
 firefox-38.0-3.el7_1.i686.rpm
 firefox-debuginfo-38.0-3.el7_1.i686.rpm

- Scientific Linux Development Team