Oval Definition:oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20090256
Revision Date:2009-02-04Version:639
Title:RHSA-2009:0256: firefox security update (Critical)
Description:Mozilla Firefox is an open source Web browser.

  • Several flaws were found in the processing of malformed web content. A web page containing malicious content could cause Firefox to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code as the user running Firefox. (CVE-2009-0352, CVE-2009-0353, CVE-2009-0356)

  • Several flaws were found in the way malformed content was processed. A website containing specially-crafted content could, potentially, trick a Firefox user into surrendering sensitive information. (CVE-2009-0354, CVE-2009-0355)

  • A flaw was found in the way Firefox treated HTTPOnly cookies. An attacker able to execute arbitrary JavaScript on a target site using HTTPOnly cookies may be able to use this flaw to steal the cookie. (CVE-2009-0357)

  • A flaw was found in the way Firefox treated certain HTTP page caching directives. A local attacker could steal the contents of sensitive pages which the page author did not intend to be cached. (CVE-2009-0358)

    For technical details regarding these flaws, please see the Mozilla security advisories for Firefox 3.0.6. You can find a link to the Mozilla advisories in the References section.

    All Firefox users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain Firefox version 3.0.6, which corrects these issues. After installing the update, Firefox must be restarted for the changes to take effect.
  • Family:unixClass:patch
    Status:Reference(s):CVE-2009-0352
    CVE-2009-0353
    CVE-2009-0354
    CVE-2009-0355
    CVE-2009-0356
    CVE-2009-0357
    CVE-2009-0358
    RHSA-2009:0256
    RHSA-2009:0256-01
    RHSA-2009:0256-01
    Platform(s):Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
    Product(s):
    Definition Synopsis
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux must be installed
  • OR Package Information
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 is installed
  • AND
  • firefox is earlier than 0:3.0.6-1.el4
  • AND firefox is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • nss is earlier than 0:3.12.2.0-3.el4
  • AND nss is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • nss-devel is earlier than 0:3.12.2.0-3.el4
  • AND nss-devel is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • nss-tools is earlier than 0:3.12.2.0-3.el4
  • AND nss-tools is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • OR Package Information
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is installed
  • AND
  • xulrunner is earlier than 0:1.9.0.6-1.el5
  • AND xulrunner is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • xulrunner-devel is earlier than 0:1.9.0.6-1.el5
  • AND xulrunner-devel is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • xulrunner-devel-unstable is earlier than 0:1.9.0.6-1.el5
  • AND xulrunner-devel-unstable is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • firefox is earlier than 0:3.0.6-1.el5
  • AND firefox is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • nss is earlier than 0:3.12.2.0-4.el5
  • AND nss is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • nss-devel is earlier than 0:3.12.2.0-4.el5
  • AND nss-devel is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • nss-pkcs11-devel is earlier than 0:3.12.2.0-4.el5
  • AND nss-pkcs11-devel is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
  • nss-tools is earlier than 0:3.12.2.0-4.el5
  • AND nss-tools is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
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