Synopsis:          Critical: firefox security update

Advisory ID:       SLSA-2014:0132-1

Issue Date:        2014-02-04

CVE Numbers:       CVE-2014-1477

                   CVE-2014-1479

                   CVE-2014-1482

                   CVE-2014-1486

                   CVE-2014-1487

                   CVE-2014-1481

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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-2014-1477, CVE-2014-1482, CVE-2014-1486)



A flaw was found in the way Firefox handled error messages related to web

workers. An attacker could use this flaw to bypass the same-origin policy,

which could lead to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, or could

potentially be used to gather authentication tokens and other data from

third-party websites. (CVE-2014-1487)



A flaw was found in the implementation of System Only Wrappers (SOW). An

attacker could use this flaw to crash Firefox. When combined with other

vulnerabilities, this flaw could have additional security implications.

(CVE-2014-1479)



It was found that the Firefox JavaScript engine incorrectly handled window

objects. A remote attacker could use this flaw to bypass certain security

checks and possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2014-1481)



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

take effect.

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SL5

  x86_64

    firefox-24.3.0-2.el5_10.i386.rpm

    firefox-24.3.0-2.el5_10.x86_64.rpm

    firefox-debuginfo-24.3.0-2.el5_10.i386.rpm

    firefox-debuginfo-24.3.0-2.el5_10.x86_64.rpm

  i386

    firefox-24.3.0-2.el5_10.i386.rpm

    firefox-debuginfo-24.3.0-2.el5_10.i386.rpm

SL6

  x86_64

    firefox-24.3.0-2.el6_5.i686.rpm

    firefox-24.3.0-2.el6_5.x86_64.rpm

    firefox-debuginfo-24.3.0-2.el6_5.i686.rpm

    firefox-debuginfo-24.3.0-2.el6_5.x86_64.rpm

  i386

    firefox-24.3.0-2.el6_5.i686.rpm

    firefox-debuginfo-24.3.0-2.el6_5.i686.rpm



- Scientific Linux Development Team