Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-626-1)
🗓️ 23 Mar 2009 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AGType
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| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 260 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla Firefox < 2.0.0.16 / 3.0.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities | 18 Aug 200400:00 | – | nessus | |
| Mozilla Firefox 3.x < 3.0.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities | 18 Aug 200400:00 | – | nessus | |
| Mozilla Thunderbird < 2.0.0.16 Multiple Vulnerabilities | 25 Jul 200800:00 | – | nessus | |
| CentOS 5 : firefox (CESA-2008:0597) | 6 Jan 201000:00 | – | nessus | |
| CentOS 4 : firefox (CESA-2008:0598) | 17 Jul 200800:00 | – | nessus | |
| CentOS 3 / 4 : seamonkey (CESA-2008:0599) | 17 Jul 200800:00 | – | nessus | |
| CentOS 4 / 5 : thunderbird (CESA-2008:0616) | 6 Jan 201000:00 | – | nessus | |
| Debian DSA-1614-1 : iceweasel - several vulnerabilities | 24 Jul 200800:00 | – | nessus | |
| Debian DSA-1615-1 : xulrunner - several vulnerabilities | 24 Jul 200800:00 | – | nessus | |
| Debian DSA-1621-1 : icedove - several vulnerabilities | 28 Jul 200800:00 | – | nessus |
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| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| ubuntu | www.ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-626-1 |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2009 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.840327");
script_cve_id("CVE-2008-2785", "CVE-2008-2933", "CVE-2008-2934");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2009-03-23 09:59:50 +0000 (Mon, 23 Mar 2009)");
script_version("2025-08-15T05:40:49+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-08-15 05:40:49 +0000 (Fri, 15 Aug 2025)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"9.3");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2024-02-08 23:43:34 +0000 (Thu, 08 Feb 2024)");
script_name("Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-626-1)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Ubuntu Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/ubuntu_linux", "ssh/login/packages", re:"ssh/login/release=UBUNTU8\.04\ LTS");
script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"USN-626-1");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-626-1");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'firefox-3.0, xulrunner-1.9' package(s) announced via the USN-626-1 advisory.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"A flaw was discovered in the browser engine. A variable could be made to
overflow causing the browser to crash. If a user were tricked into opening
a malicious web page, an attacker could cause a denial of service or
possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking
the program. (CVE-2008-2785)
Billy Rios discovered that Firefox and xulrunner, as used by browsers
such as Epiphany, did not properly perform URI splitting with pipe
symbols when passed a command-line URI. If Firefox or xulrunner were
passed a malicious URL, an attacker may be able to execute local
content with chrome privileges. (CVE-2008-2933)");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'firefox-3.0, xulrunner-1.9' package(s) on Ubuntu 8.04.");
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 == "UBUNTU8.04 LTS") {
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"firefox-3.0", ver:"3.0.1+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.3", rls:"UBUNTU8.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(!isnull(res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"xulrunner-1.9", ver:"1.9.0.1+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.3", rls:"UBUNTU8.04 LTS"))) {
report += res;
}
if(report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if(__pkg_match) {
exit(99);
}
exit(0);
}
exit(0);
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