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Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-838-1)

🗓️ 17 Jan 2008 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2008 Greenbone AGType 
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The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'mozilla-firefox' package(s) announced via the DSA-838-1 advisory. Multiple security vulnerabilities have been identified in the mozilla-firefox web browser, allowing an attacker to execute code on the victim's machine

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2008 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.55515");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2005-2701", "CVE-2005-2702", "CVE-2005-2703", "CVE-2005-2704", "CVE-2005-2705", "CVE-2005-2706", "CVE-2005-2707");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2008-01-17 22:03:37 +0000 (Thu, 17 Jan 2008)");
  script_version("2024-02-01T14:37:10+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-01 14:37:10 +0000 (Thu, 01 Feb 2024)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.5");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");

  script_name("Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-838-1)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2008 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Debian Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/debian_linux", "ssh/login/packages", re:"ssh/login/release=DEB3\.1");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"DSA-838-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.debian.org/security/2005/DSA-838-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DSA-838");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'mozilla-firefox' package(s) announced via the DSA-838-1 advisory.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Multiple security vulnerabilities have been identified in the mozilla-firefox web browser. These vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to execute code on the victim's machine via specially crafted network resources.

CAN-2005-2701

Heap overrun in XBM image processing

CAN-2005-2702

Denial of service (crash) and possible execution of arbitrary code via Unicode sequences with 'zero-width non-joiner' characters.

CAN-2005-2703

XMLHttpRequest header spoofing

CAN-2005-2704

Object spoofing using XBL <implements>

CAN-2005-2705

JavaScript integer overflow

CAN-2005-2706

Privilege escalation using about: scheme

CAN-2005-2707

Chrome window spoofing allowing windows to be created without UI components such as a URL bar or status bar that could be used to carry out phishing attacks

For the stable distribution (sarge), these problems have been fixed in version 1.0.4-2sarge5.

For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in version 1.0.7-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your mozilla-firefox package.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'mozilla-firefox' package(s) on Debian 3.1.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");

  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-deb.inc");

release = dpkg_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";
report = "";

if(release == "DEB3.1") {

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"mozilla-firefox", ver:"1.0.4-2sarge5", rls:"DEB3.1"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"mozilla-firefox-dom-inspector", ver:"1.0.4-2sarge5", rls:"DEB3.1"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"mozilla-firefox-gnome-support", ver:"1.0.4-2sarge5", rls:"DEB3.1"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

exit(0);

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01 Feb 2024 00:00Current
6.7Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.7
CVSS 27.5
EPSS0.0686
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