[RHSA-2008:0598-02] Critical: firefox security update

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Red Hat Security Advisory

 

Synopsis: Critical: firefox security update

Advisory ID: RHSA-2008:0598-02

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0598.html

Issue date: 2008-07-16

CVE Names: CVE-2008-2785 CVE-2008-2933

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1. Summary:

 

An updated firefox package that fixes various security issues is now

available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.

 

This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red

Hat Security Response Team.

 

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4.5.z - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4.5.z - i386, ia64, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64

 

3. Description:

 

Mozilla Firefox is an open source Web browser.

 

An integer overflow flaw was found in the way Firefox displayed certain web

content. A malicious web site could cause Firefox to crash, or execute

arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running Firefox.

(CVE-2008-2785)

 

A flaw was found in the way Firefox handled certain command line URLs. If

another application passed Firefox a malformed URL, it could result in

Firefox executing local malicious content with chrome privileges.

(CVE-2008-2933)

 

All firefox users should upgrade to this updated package, which contains

backported patches that correct these issues.

 

4. Solution:

 

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released

errata relevant to your system have been applied.

 

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use

the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at

http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188

 

5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

 

452204 - CVE-2008-2785 mozilla: CSS reference counter overflow (ZDI-CAN-349)

454697 - CVE-2008-2933 Firefox command line URL launches multi-tabs

 

6. Package List:

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:

 

Source:

ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4AS/en/os/SRPMS/firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.src.rpm

 

i386:

firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.i386.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.i386.rpm

 

ia64:

firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.ia64.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.ia64.rpm

 

ppc:

firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.ppc.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.ppc.rpm

 

s390:

firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.s390.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.s390.rpm

 

s390x:

firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.s390x.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.s390x.rpm

 

x86_64:

firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.x86_64.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4.5.z:

 

Source:

ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/4AS-4.5.z/en/os/SRPMS/firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.src.rpm

 

i386:

firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.i386.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.i386.rpm

 

ia64:

firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.ia64.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.ia64.rpm

 

ppc:

firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.ppc.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.ppc.rpm

 

s390:

firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.s390.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.s390.rpm

 

s390x:

firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.s390x.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.s390x.rpm

 

x86_64:

firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.x86_64.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:

 

Source:

ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4Desktop/en/os/SRPMS/firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.src.rpm

 

i386:

firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.i386.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.i386.rpm

 

x86_64:

firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.x86_64.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4:

 

Source:

ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4ES/en/os/SRPMS/firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.src.rpm

 

i386:

firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.i386.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.i386.rpm

 

ia64:

firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.ia64.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.ia64.rpm

 

x86_64:

firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.x86_64.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4.5.z:

 

Source:

ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/4ES-4.5.z/en/os/SRPMS/firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.src.rpm

 

i386:

firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.i386.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.i386.rpm

 

ia64:

firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.ia64.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.ia64.rpm

 

x86_64:

firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.x86_64.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4:

 

Source:

ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4WS/en/os/SRPMS/firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.src.rpm

 

i386:

firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.i386.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.i386.rpm

 

ia64:

firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.ia64.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.ia64.rpm

 

x86_64:

firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.x86_64.rpm

firefox-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.x86_64.rpm

 

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and

details on how to verify the signature are available from

https://www.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package

 

7. References:

 

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2785

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2933

http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical

 

8. Contact:

 

The Red Hat security contact is . More contact

details at https://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

 

Copyright 2008 Red Hat, Inc.

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