[SECURITY] [DSA 1161-2] New Mozilla Firefox packages fix several vulnerabilities

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Debian Security Advisory DSA 1161-2 [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/ Martin Schulze
September 13th, 2006 http://www.debian.org/security/faq

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Package : mozilla-firefox
Vulnerability : several
Problem type : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE IDs : CVE-2006-3805 CVE-2006-3806 CVE-2006-3807 CVE-2006-3808
CVE-2006-3809 CVE-2006-3811
CERT advisories: VU#655892 VU#687396 VU#876420
BugTraq ID : 19181

The latest security updates of Mozilla Firefox introduced a regression
that led to a disfunctional attachment panel which warrants a
correction to fix this issue. For reference please find below the
original advisory text:

Several security related problems have been discovered in Mozilla and
derived products like Mozilla Firefox. The Common Vulnerabilities and
Exposures project identifies the following vulnerabilities:

CVE-2006-3805

  The Javascript engine might allow remote attackers to execute
  arbitrary code.  [MFSA-2006-50]

CVE-2006-3806

  Multiple integer overflows in the Javascript engine might allow
  remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.  [MFSA-2006-50]

CVE-2006-3807

  Specially crafted Javascript allows remote attackers to execute
  arbitrary code.  [MFSA-2006-51]

CVE-2006-3808

  Remote AutoConfig (PAC) servers could execute code with elevated
  privileges via a specially crafted PAC script.  [MFSA-2006-52]

CVE-2006-3809

  Scripts with the UniversalBrowserRead privilege could gain
  UniversalXPConnect privileges and possibly execute code or obtain
  sensitive data.  [MFSA-2006-53]

CVE-2006-3811

  Multiple vulnerabilities allow remote attackers to cause a denial
  of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code.
  [MFSA-2006-55]

For the stable distribution (sarge) these problems have been fixed in
version 1.0.4-2sarge11.

For the unstable distribution (sid) these problems have been fixed in
version 1.5.dfsg+1.5.0.5-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your mozilla-firefox package.

Upgrade Instructions

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wget url
will fetch the file for you
dpkg -i file.deb
will install the referenced file.

If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for
sources.list as given at the end of this advisory:

apt-get update
will update the internal database
apt-get upgrade
will install corrected packages

You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the
footer to the proper configuration.

Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 alias sarge

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Source archives:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-firefox/mozilla-firefox_1.0.4-2sarge11.dsc
  Size/MD5 checksum:     1003 fcb7947248bc53a236134e59a7e9673a
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-firefox/mozilla-firefox_1.0.4-2sarge11.diff.gz
  Size/MD5 checksum:   419204 417893bc76c1a0f772e6c6eff7571c98
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-firefox/mozilla-firefox_1.0.4.orig.tar.gz
  Size/MD5 checksum: 40212297 8e4ba81ad02c7986446d4e54e978409d

Alpha architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-firefox/mozilla-firefox_1.0.4-2sarge11_alpha.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum: 11176846 0f8f7a2dfe4758092806312b92c0fa16
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-firefox/mozilla-firefox-dom-inspector_1.0.4-2sarge11_alpha.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:   169842 7bc6af501357d15416aa39a731ad84a7
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-firefox/mozilla-firefox-gnome-support_1.0.4-2sarge11_alpha.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:    61674 6746719356df15955ad4cadfee8a44ae

AMD64 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-firefox/mozilla-firefox_1.0.4-2sarge11_amd64.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:  9405320 6cb1704571922ccc445aa3b54cfee6b1
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-firefox/mozilla-firefox-dom-inspector_1.0.4-2sarge11_amd64.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:   164636 81725e9973607ef36dd732a2e7ef40a1
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-firefox/mozilla-firefox-gnome-support_1.0.4-2sarge11_amd64.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:    60204 2eb1e134427f4f4dc94233c42aadc295

ARM architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-firefox/mozilla-firefox_1.0.4-2sarge11_arm.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:  8228072 fd099e40cc4ab7475f9b9ee5edbaf224
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-firefox/mozilla-firefox-dom-inspector_1.0.4-2sarge11_arm.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:   156064 10ce619e39bc6b2731114786e1cb9c93
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-firefox/mozilla-firefox-gnome-support_1.0.4-2sarge11_arm.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:    55518 da686a241720a55b9f444c2d00da3fb8

HP Precision architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-firefox/mozilla-firefox_1.0.4-2sarge11_hppa.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum: 10281878 47dd66ed0e3f65b784257a3a7124b669
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-firefox/mozilla-firefox-dom-inspector_1.0.4-2sarge11_hppa.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:   167584 b795910270c5244dce878ede41b1bf4e
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-firefox/mozilla-firefox-gnome-support_1.0.4-2sarge11_hppa.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:    60656 e2735db17f1c50937886821f5c682325

Intel IA-32 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-firefox/mozilla-firefox_1.0.4-2sarge11_i386.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:  8905260 78f91ed5ea64d8401f81c881bf197318
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-firefox/mozilla-firefox-dom-inspector_1.0.4-2sarge11_i386.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:   159842 39c39cc385ece1da80d7129ad5d91073
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-firefox/mozilla-firefox-gnome-support_1.0.4-2sarge11_i386.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:    57062 54ca183ad099a3d172a03433fb9bae77

Intel IA-64 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-firefox/mozilla-firefox_1.0.4-2sarge11_ia64.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum: 11638550 b7c8dca5be087b63b0c9cb99a5406ee6
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-firefox/mozilla-firefox-dom-inspector_1.0.4-2sarge11_ia64.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:   170184 ebba92837650a1af655a24b3196510cd
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-firefox/mozilla-firefox-gnome-support_1.0.4-2sarge11_ia64.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:    64872 0da252d7693a0c55a7f1e9e92e8bfd93

Motorola 680x0 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-firefox/mozilla-firefox_1.0.4-2sarge11_m68k.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:  8180246 a55c8120cfc2da1df53dc65ecd6fce91
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-firefox/mozilla-firefox-dom-inspector_1.0.4-2sarge11_m68k.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:   158684 746c12952165ac9375d63b5ae8ba34f1
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-firefox/mozilla-firefox-gnome-support_1.0.4-2sarge11_m68k.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:    56318 e1b1e85cf556c71d425403b0177aa871

Big endian MIPS architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-firefox/mozilla-firefox_1.0.4-2sarge11_mips.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:  9939250 9e86d61f30f4057e59dc7f310cbb5cf5
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-firefox/mozilla-firefox-dom-inspector_1.0.4-2sarge11_mips.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:   157634 e5f8214f60849ae5ac4be6967719d2cd
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-firefox/mozilla-firefox-gnome-support_1.0.4-2sarge11_mips.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:    57332 aec13be187d73ef17e173594f6476b5a

Little endian MIPS architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-firefox/mozilla-firefox_1.0.4-2sarge11_mipsel.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:  9814448 412c4ae8bf5c53d0d6eb151a13f5be65
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-firefox/mozilla-firefox-dom-inspector_1.0.4-2sarge11_mipsel.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:   157198 a7ef40abac781f64a43fb6bfd5013785
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-firefox/mozilla-firefox-gnome-support_1.0.4-2sarge11_mipsel.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:    57148 50378fe99784dd4e0612f2339843345a

PowerPC architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-firefox/mozilla-firefox_1.0.4-2sarge11_powerpc.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:  8576000 845d7e9726dfe677b3e7e788b3c4daa7
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-firefox/mozilla-firefox-dom-inspector_1.0.4-2sarge11_powerpc.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:   158278 cee79f6031004b1d26287c1766acc8c0
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-firefox/mozilla-firefox-gnome-support_1.0.4-2sarge11_powerpc.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:    59444 3cede4cc2ffbb21a460a87ae6da4c443

IBM S/390 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-firefox/mozilla-firefox_1.0.4-2sarge11_s390.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:  9644388 4cdc4fba0ff2f749509e0162eac50ab1
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-firefox/mozilla-firefox-dom-inspector_1.0.4-2sarge11_s390.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:   165190 285d75aa1d10c558cf56de3917777ab4
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-firefox/mozilla-firefox-gnome-support_1.0.4-2sarge11_s390.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:    59630 686ad114f29bce70ebeef7744ac140a9

Sun Sparc architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-firefox/mozilla-firefox_1.0.4-2sarge11_sparc.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:  8667892 cac220d156fdb0d0a307ccbec6e648af
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-firefox/mozilla-firefox-dom-inspector_1.0.4-2sarge11_sparc.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:   158460 fa572a3d6e045fd7faca38d96ad0d529
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-firefox/mozilla-firefox-gnome-support_1.0.4-2sarge11_sparc.deb
  Size/MD5 checksum:    55882 e70bf88e151ba6e56a9bc4239bc519c8

These files will probably be moved into the stable distribution on
its next update.

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Package info: `apt-cache show <pkg>' and http://packages.debian.org/&lt;pkg&gt;