Oval Definition:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13029
Revision Date:2014-06-30Version:19
Title:USN-821-1 -- firefox-3.0, xulrunner-1.9 vulnerabilities
Description:Several flaws were discovered in the Firefox browser and JavaScript engines. If a user were tricked into viewing a malicious website, a remote attacker could cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program. Jesse Ruderman and Dan Kaminsky discovered that Firefox did not adequately inform users when security modules were added or removed via PKCS11. If a user visited a malicious website, an attacker could exploit this to trick the user into installing a malicious PKCS11 module. It was discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory when using XUL tree elements. If a user were tricked into viewing a malicious website, a remote attacker could cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program. Juan Pablo Lopez Yacubian discovered that Firefox did properly display certain Unicode characters in the location bar and other text fields when using a certain non-Ubuntu font. If a user configured Firefox to use this font, an attacker could exploit this to spoof the location bar, such as in a phishing attack. It was discovered that the BrowserFeedWriter in Firefox could be subverted to run JavaScript code from web content with elevated chrome privileges. If a user were tricked into viewing a malicious website, an attacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program
Family:unixClass:patch
Status:ACCEPTEDReference(s):CVE-2009-3070
CVE-2009-3071
CVE-2009-3072
CVE-2009-3074
CVE-2009-3075
CVE-2009-3076
CVE-2009-3077
CVE-2009-3078
CVE-2009-3079
USN-821-1
USN-821-1
Platform(s):Ubuntu 8.04
Ubuntu 8.10
Ubuntu 9.04
Product(s):firefox-3.0
xulrunner-1.9
Definition Synopsis
  • Release section
  • Ubuntu 8.10 is installed
  • AND Architecture section
  • Architecture independent section
  • Installed architecture is all
  • AND Packages section
  • abrowser DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.1
  • OR firefox DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.1
  • OR firefox-granparadiso-dev DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.1
  • OR firefox-granparadiso-dom-inspector DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.1
  • OR firefox-gnome-support DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.1
  • OR firefox-dev DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.1
  • OR firefox-granparadiso DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.1
  • OR firefox-trunk-gnome-support DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.1
  • OR firefox-trunk-dom-inspector DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.1
  • OR xulrunner-1.9-venkman DPKG is earlier than 1.9.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.1
  • OR firefox-granparadiso-gnome-support DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.1
  • OR firefox-trunk-venkman DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.1
  • OR firefox-3.0-dom-inspector DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.1
  • OR xulrunner-1.9-dom-inspector DPKG is earlier than 1.9.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.1
  • OR firefox-trunk DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.1
  • OR firefox-3.0-venkman DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.1
  • OR firefox-libthai DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.1
  • OR firefox-trunk-dev DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.1
  • OR firefox-dom-inspector DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.1
  • OR Architecture depended section
  • Supported architectures section
  • Installed architecture is amd64
  • OR Installed architecture is i386
  • OR Installed architecture is powerpc
  • OR Installed architecture is sparc
  • OR Installed architecture is lpia
  • AND Packages section
  • firefox-3.0 DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.1
  • OR xulrunner-1.9-dev DPKG is earlier than 1.9.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.1
  • OR firefox-3.0-branding DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.1
  • OR xulrunner-1.9-gnome-support DPKG is earlier than 1.9.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.1
  • OR xulrunner-1.9 DPKG is earlier than 1.9.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.1
  • OR firefox-3.0-gnome-support DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.1
  • OR abrowser-3.0-branding DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.1
  • OR firefox-3.0-dev DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.1
  • OR xulrunner-dev DPKG is earlier than 1.9.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.1
  • OR Release section
  • Ubuntu 8.04 is installed
  • AND Architecture section
  • Architecture independent section
  • Installed architecture is all
  • AND Packages section
  • firefox-trunk DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
  • OR firefox DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
  • OR firefox-granparadiso-dev DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
  • OR firefox-granparadiso-dom-inspector DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
  • OR firefox-gnome-support DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
  • OR firefox-dev DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
  • OR firefox-granparadiso DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
  • OR firefox-trunk-gnome-support DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
  • OR firefox-trunk-dom-inspector DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
  • OR xulrunner-1.9-venkman DPKG is earlier than 1.9.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
  • OR firefox-granparadiso-gnome-support DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
  • OR firefox-trunk-venkman DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
  • OR firefox-3.0-dom-inspector DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
  • OR xulrunner-1.9-dom-inspector DPKG is earlier than 1.9.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
  • OR firefox-3.0-venkman DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
  • OR firefox-libthai DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
  • OR firefox-trunk-dev DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
  • OR firefox-dom-inspector DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
  • OR Architecture depended section
  • Supported architectures section
  • Installed architecture is powerpc
  • OR Installed architecture is amd64
  • OR Installed architecture is lpia
  • OR Installed architecture is i386
  • AND Packages section
  • firefox-3.0 DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
  • OR xulrunner-1.9-dev DPKG is earlier than 1.9.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
  • OR xulrunner-1.9-gnome-support DPKG is earlier than 1.9.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
  • OR xulrunner-1.9 DPKG is earlier than 1.9.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
  • OR firefox-3.0-gnome-support DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
  • OR firefox-3.0-dev DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
  • OR Release section
  • Ubuntu 9.04 is installed
  • AND Architecture section
  • Architecture independent section
  • Installed architecture is all
  • AND Packages section
  • abrowser DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1
  • OR firefox DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1
  • OR firefox-granparadiso-dev DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1
  • OR firefox-granparadiso-dom-inspector DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1
  • OR firefox-gnome-support DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1
  • OR firefox-dev DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1
  • OR firefox-granparadiso DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1
  • OR firefox-trunk-gnome-support DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1
  • OR firefox-trunk-dom-inspector DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1
  • OR xulrunner-1.9-venkman DPKG is earlier than 1.9.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1
  • OR firefox-granparadiso-gnome-support DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1
  • OR firefox-trunk-venkman DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1
  • OR firefox-3.0-dom-inspector DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1
  • OR xulrunner-1.9-dom-inspector DPKG is earlier than 1.9.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1
  • OR firefox-trunk DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1
  • OR firefox-3.0-venkman DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1
  • OR firefox-libthai DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1
  • OR firefox-trunk-dev DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1
  • OR firefox-dom-inspector DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1
  • OR Architecture depended section
  • Supported architectures section
  • Installed architecture is amd64
  • OR Installed architecture is i386
  • OR Installed architecture is powerpc
  • OR Installed architecture is sparc
  • OR Installed architecture is lpia
  • AND Packages section
  • firefox-3.0 DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1
  • OR xulrunner-1.9-dev DPKG is earlier than 1.9.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1
  • OR firefox-3.0-branding DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1
  • OR xulrunner-1.9-gnome-support DPKG is earlier than 1.9.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1
  • OR xulrunner-1.9 DPKG is earlier than 1.9.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1
  • OR firefox-3.0-gnome-support DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1
  • OR abrowser-3.0-branding DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1
  • OR firefox-3.0-dev DPKG is earlier than 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1
  • OR xulrunner-dev DPKG is earlier than 1.9.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1
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