Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in Iceweasel, a web browser based on Firefox. The included XULRunner library provides rendering services for several other applications included in Debian.
The reported vulnerabilities could lead to the execution of arbitrary code or the bypass of content-loading restrictions via the location object.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Debian Security Advisory DSA-2553. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
#
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(62285);
script_version("1.13");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/11");
script_cve_id("CVE-2012-1970", "CVE-2012-1972", "CVE-2012-1973", "CVE-2012-1974", "CVE-2012-1975", "CVE-2012-1976", "CVE-2012-3959", "CVE-2012-3962", "CVE-2012-3969", "CVE-2012-3972", "CVE-2012-3978");
script_bugtraq_id(55266, 55292, 55306, 55310, 55314, 55316, 55317, 55318, 55319, 55324, 55342);
script_xref(name:"DSA", value:"2553");
script_name(english:"Debian DSA-2553-1 : iceweasel - several vulnerabilities");
script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for the updated package");
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"synopsis",
value:"The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"description",
value:
"Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in Iceweasel, a web
browser based on Firefox. The included XULRunner library provides
rendering services for several other applications included in Debian.
The reported vulnerabilities could lead to the execution of arbitrary
code or the bypass of content-loading restrictions via the location
object."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://packages.debian.org/source/squeeze/iceweasel"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2553"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"solution",
value:
"Upgrade the iceweasel packages.
For the stable distribution (squeeze), these problems have been fixed
in version 3.5.16-18."
);
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceweasel");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:6.0");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2012/09/24");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2012/09/25");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2021 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_family(english:"Debian Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Debian/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");
exit(0);
}
include("audit.inc");
include("debian_package.inc");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Debian");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
flag = 0;
if (deb_check(release:"6.0", prefix:"iceweasel", reference:"3.5.16-18")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"6.0", prefix:"iceweasel-dbg", reference:"3.5.16-18")) flag++;
if (flag)
{
if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:deb_report_get());
else security_hole(0);
exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
Vendor | Product | Version | CPE |
---|---|---|---|
debian | debian_linux | iceweasel | p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceweasel |
debian | debian_linux | 6.0 | cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:6.0 |
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-1970
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-1972
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-1973
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-1974
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-1975
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-1976
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-3959
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-3962
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-3969
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-3972
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-3978
packages.debian.org/source/squeeze/iceweasel
www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2553