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[ GLSA 200408-22 ] Mozilla, Firefox, Thunderbird: New releases fix vulnerabilities
From: Kurt Lieber <klieber () gentoo org>
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 12:32:51 +0000
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200408-22 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: Mozilla, Firefox, Thunderbird: New releases fix vulnerabilities Date: August 23, 2004 Bugs: #57380, #59419 ID: 200408-22 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== New releases of Mozilla, Mozilla Thunderbird, and Mozilla Firefox fix several vulnerabilities, including remote DoS and buffer overflows. Background ========== Mozilla is a popular web browser that includes a mail and newsreader. Mozilla Firefox is the next-generation browser from the Mozilla project that incorporates advanced features that are yet to be incorporated into Mozilla. Mozilla Thunderbird is the next-generation mail client from the Mozilla project. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 mozilla < 1.7.2 >= 1.7.2 2 mozilla-firefox < 0.9.3 >= 0.9.3 3 mozilla-thunderbird < 0.7.3 >= 0.7.3 4 mozilla-bin < 1.7.2 >= 1.7.2 5 mozilla-firefox-bin < 0.9.3 >= 0.9.3 6 mozilla-thunderbird-bin < 0.7.3 >= 0.7.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 affected packages on all of their supported architectures. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Description =========== Several vulnerabilities were found in Mozilla and Mozilla Firefox: * Both browsers contain a bug in their caching which may allow the SSL icon to remain visible, even when the site in question is an insecure site. * An attacker may force the browser to execute arbitrary code from a malicious website by utilizing Mozilla's predictable cache file locations, and its ability to execute local files within the local zone. Mozilla, Mozilla Firefox and Mozilla Thunderbird contain the following vulnerabilities: * All Mozilla tools use libpng for graphics. This library contains a buffer overflow which may lead to arbitrary code execution. * If a user imports a forged Certificate Authority (CA) certificate, it may overwrite and corrupt the valid CA already installed on the machine. Impact ====== Users of Mozilla and Mozilla Firefox are susceptible to SSL certificate spoofing, a Denial of Service against legitimate SSL sites, crashes, and arbitrary code execution. Users of Mozilla Thunderbird are susceptible to crashes and arbitrary code execution via malicious e-mails. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround for most of these vulnerabilities. All users are advised to upgrade to the latest available version. Resolution ========== All users should upgrade to the latest stable version: # emerge sync # emerge -pv your-version # emerge your-version References ========== [ 1 ] CAN-2004-0763 http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0763 [ 2 ] CAN-2004-0758 http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0758 [ 3 ] CAN-2004-0597 http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0597 [ 4 ] CAN-2004-0598 http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0598 [ 5 ] CAN-2004-0599 http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0599 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200408-22.xml Concerns? ========= Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security () gentoo org or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2004 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0
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- [ GLSA 200408-22 ] Mozilla, Firefox, Thunderbird: New releases fix vulnerabilities Kurt Lieber (Aug 23)
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