Synopsis:          Critical: firefox security update
Issue Date:        2013-04-02
CVE Numbers:       CVE-2013-0788
                   CVE-2013-0800
                   CVE-2013-0796
                   CVE-2013-0795
                   CVE-2013-0793
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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-2013-0788)

A flaw was found in the way Same Origin Wrappers were implemented in
Firefox. A malicious site could use this flaw to bypass the same-origin
policy and execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running
Firefox. (CVE-2013-0795)

A flaw was found in the embedded WebGL library in Firefox. A web page
containing malicious content could cause Firefox to crash or, potentially,
execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Firefox.
Note: This issue only affected systems using the Intel Mesa graphics
drivers. (CVE-2013-0796)

An out-of-bounds write flaw was found in the embedded Cairo library in
Firefox. 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-2013-0800)

A flaw was found in the way Firefox handled the JavaScript history
functions. A malicious site could cause a web page to be displayed that
has a baseURI pointing to a different site, allowing cross-site scripting
(XSS) and phishing attacks. (CVE-2013-0793)

After installing the update, Firefox must be restarted for the changes to
take effect.
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SL5
  x86_64
    firefox-17.0.5-1.el5_9.i386.rpm
    firefox-17.0.5-1.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
    firefox-debuginfo-17.0.5-1.el5_9.i386.rpm
    firefox-debuginfo-17.0.5-1.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
    xulrunner-17.0.5-1.el5_9.i386.rpm
    xulrunner-17.0.5-1.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
    xulrunner-debuginfo-17.0.5-1.el5_9.i386.rpm
    xulrunner-debuginfo-17.0.5-1.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
    xulrunner-devel-17.0.5-1.el5_9.i386.rpm
    xulrunner-devel-17.0.5-1.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
  i386
    firefox-17.0.5-1.el5_9.i386.rpm
    firefox-debuginfo-17.0.5-1.el5_9.i386.rpm
    xulrunner-17.0.5-1.el5_9.i386.rpm
    xulrunner-debuginfo-17.0.5-1.el5_9.i386.rpm
    xulrunner-devel-17.0.5-1.el5_9.i386.rpm
SL6
  x86_64
    firefox-17.0.5-1.el6_4.i686.rpm
    firefox-17.0.5-1.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
    firefox-debuginfo-17.0.5-1.el6_4.i686.rpm
    firefox-debuginfo-17.0.5-1.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
    xulrunner-17.0.5-1.el6_4.i686.rpm
    xulrunner-17.0.5-1.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
    xulrunner-debuginfo-17.0.5-1.el6_4.i686.rpm
    xulrunner-debuginfo-17.0.5-1.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
    xulrunner-devel-17.0.5-1.el6_4.i686.rpm
    xulrunner-devel-17.0.5-1.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
  i386
    firefox-17.0.5-1.el6_4.i686.rpm
    firefox-debuginfo-17.0.5-1.el6_4.i686.rpm
    xulrunner-17.0.5-1.el6_4.i686.rpm
    xulrunner-debuginfo-17.0.5-1.el6_4.i686.rpm
    xulrunner-devel-17.0.5-1.el6_4.i686.rpm

- Scientific Linux Development Team