Synopsis:          Critical: firefox security update
Advisory ID:       SLSA-2013:1812-1
Issue Date:        2013-12-11
CVE Numbers:       CVE-2013-5609
                    CVE-2013-5612
                    CVE-2013-5614
                    CVE-2013-5616
                    CVE-2013-5618
                    CVE-2013-6671
                    CVE-2013-5613
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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 terminate
unexpectedly or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges
of the user running Firefox. (CVE-2013-5609, CVE-2013-5616, CVE-2013-5618,
CVE-2013-6671, CVE-2013-5613)

A flaw was found in the way Firefox rendered web content with missing
character encoding information. An attacker could use this flaw to
possibly bypass same-origin inheritance and perform cross-site scripting
(XSS) attacks. (CVE-2013-5612)

It was found that certain malicious web content could bypass restrictions
applied by sandboxed iframes. An attacker could combine this flaw with
other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the
user running Firefox. (CVE-2013-5614)

After installing the update, Firefox must be restarted for the changes to
take effect.
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SL5
   x86_64
     firefox-24.2.0-1.el5_10.i386.rpm
     firefox-24.2.0-1.el5_10.x86_64.rpm
     firefox-debuginfo-24.2.0-1.el5_10.i386.rpm
     firefox-debuginfo-24.2.0-1.el5_10.x86_64.rpm
   i386
     firefox-24.2.0-1.el5_10.i386.rpm
     firefox-debuginfo-24.2.0-1.el5_10.i386.rpm


- Scientific Linux Development Team