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CentOS Update for xulrunner CESA-2009:0397 centos5 i386

🗓️ 09 Aug 2011 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AGType 
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The remote host is missing an update for the 'xulrunner' package(s) on CentOS 5, due to memory corruption and XUL garbage collection flaws which could lead to arbitrary code execution

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011 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_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2009-April/015756.html");
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.880733");
  script_version("2026-04-24T06:23:04+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-24 06:23:04 +0000 (Fri, 24 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2011-08-09 08:20:34 +0200 (Tue, 09 Aug 2011)");
  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_xref(name:"CESA", value:"2009:0397");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2009-1044", "CVE-2009-1169");
  script_name("CentOS Update for xulrunner CESA-2009:0397 centos5 i386");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'xulrunner'
  package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("CentOS Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/centos", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=CentOS5");
  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"xulrunner on CentOS 5");
  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Mozilla Firefox is an open source Web browser. XULRunner provides the XUL
  Runtime environment for Mozilla Firefox.

  A memory corruption flaw was discovered in the way Firefox handles XML
  files containing an XSLT transform. A remote attacker could use this flaw
  to crash Firefox or, potentially, execute arbitrary code as the user
  running Firefox. (CVE-2009-1169)

  A flaw was discovered in the way Firefox handles certain XUL garbage
  collection events. A remote attacker could use this flaw to crash Firefox
  or, potentially, execute arbitrary code as the user running Firefox.
  (CVE-2009-1044)

  For technical details regarding these flaws, refer to the Mozilla security
  advisories. You can find a link to the Mozilla advisories in the References
  section of this errata.

  Firefox users should upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve these
  issues. For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, they contain backported patches to
  the firefox package. For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, they contain
  backported patches to the xulrunner packages. After installing the update,
  Firefox must be restarted for the changes to take effect.");
  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated packages.");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  exit(0);
}

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

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

res = "";

if(release == "CentOS5")
{

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"xulrunner", rpm:"xulrunner~1.9.0.7~3.el5", rls:"CentOS5")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"xulrunner-devel", rpm:"xulrunner-devel~1.9.0.7~3.el5", rls:"CentOS5")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"xulrunner-devel-unstable", rpm:"xulrunner-devel-unstable~1.9.0.7~3.el5", rls:"CentOS5")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if (__pkg_match) exit(99);
  exit(0);
}

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