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Security ERRATA Critical: firefox on SL6.x i386/x86_64
From:
Troy Dawson <[log in to unmask]>
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Troy Dawson <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Fri, 4 Mar 2011 15:11:15 -0600
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Synopsis:	Critical: firefox security
Issue date:	2011-03-01
CVE Names:	CVE-2010-1585 CVE-2011-0051 CVE-2011-0053
                   CVE-2011-0054 CVE-2011-0055 CVE-2011-0056
                   CVE-2011-0057 CVE-2011-0058 CVE-2011-0059
                   CVE-2011-0061 CVE-2011-0062

A flaw was found in the way Firefox sanitized HTML content in 
extensions. If an extension loaded or rendered malicious content using 
the ParanoidFragmentSink class, it could fail to safely display the 
content, causing Firefox to execute arbitrary JavaScript with the 
privileges of the user running Firefox. (CVE-2010-1585)

A flaw was found in the way Firefox handled dialog boxes. An attacker 
could use this flaw to create a malicious web page that would present a 
blank dialog box that has non-functioning buttons. If a user closes the 
dialog box window, it could unexpectedly grant the malicious web page 
elevated privileges. (CVE-2011-0051)

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 with the privileges of the user 
running Firefox. (CVE-2011-0053, CVE-2011-0055, CVE-2011-0058, 
CVE-2011-0062)

Several flaws were found in the way Firefox handled malformed 
JavaScript. A website containing malicious JavaScript could cause 
Firefox to execute that JavaScript with the privileges of the user 
running Firefox. (CVE-2011-0054, CVE-2011-0056, CVE-2011-0057)

A flaw was found in the way Firefox handled malformed JPEG images. A
website containing a malicious JPEG image could cause Firefox to crash 
or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user 
running Firefox. (CVE-2011-0061)

A flaw was found in the way Firefox handled plug-ins that perform HTTP
requests. If a plug-in performed an HTTP request, and the server sent a 
307 redirect response, the plug-in was not notified, and the HTTP 
request was forwarded. The forwarded request could contain custom 
headers, which could result in a Cross Site Request Forgery attack. 
(CVE-2011-0059)

For technical details regarding these flaws, refer to the Mozilla 
security advisories for Firefox 3.6.14.


After installing the update, Firefox must be restarted for the changes 
to take effect.

SL 6.x

      SRPMS:
firefox-3.6.14-4.el6_0.src.rpm
xulrunner-1.9.2.14-3.el6_0.src.rpm
      i386:
firefox-3.6.14-4.el6_0.i686.rpm
xulrunner-1.9.2.14-3.el6_0.i686.rpm
xulrunner-devel-1.9.2.14-3.el6_0.i686.rpm
      x86_64:
firefox-3.6.14-4.el6_0.x86_64.rpm
xulrunner-1.9.2.14-3.el6_0.i686.rpm
xulrunner-1.9.2.14-3.el6_0.x86_64.rpm
xulrunner-devel-1.9.2.14-3.el6_0.i686.rpm
xulrunner-devel-1.9.2.14-3.el6_0.x86_64.rpm

-Connie Sieh
-Troy Dawson

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