Synopsis: Critical: firefox security update Issue date: 2009-09-09 CVE Names: CVE-2009-2654 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 CVE-2009-2654 firefox: URL bar spoofing vulnerability CVE-2009-3070 Firefox 3.5 3.0.14 browser engine crashes CVE-2009-3071 Firefox 3.5.2 3.0.14 browser engine crashes CVE-2009-3072 Firefox 3.5.3 3.0.14 browser engine crashes CVE-2009-3074 Firefox 3.5 3.0.14 JavaScript engine crashes CVE-2009-3075 Firefox 3.5.2 3.0.14 JavaScript engine crashes CVE-2009-3076 Firefox 3.0.14 Insufficient warning for PKCS11 module installation and removal CVE-2009-3077 Firefox 3.5.3 3.0.14 TreeColumns dangling pointer vulnerability CVE-2009-3078 Firefox 3.5.3 3.0.14 Location bar spoofing via tall line-height Unicode characters CVE-2009-3079 Firefox 3.5.3 3.0.14 Chrome privilege escalation with FeedWriter 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-2009-3070, CVE-2009-3071, CVE-2009-3072, CVE-2009-3074, CVE-2009-3075) A use-after-free flaw was found in Firefox. An attacker could use this flaw to crash Firefox or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Firefox. (CVE-2009-3077) A flaw was found in the way Firefox handles malformed JavaScript. A website with an object containing malicious JavaScript could execute that JavaScript with the privileges of the user running Firefox. (CVE-2009-3079) Descriptions in the dialogs when adding and removing PKCS #11 modules were not informative. An attacker able to trick a user into installing a malicious PKCS #11 module could use this flaw to install their own Certificate Authority certificates on a user's machine, making it possible to trick the user into believing they are viewing a trusted site or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Firefox. (CVE-2009-3076) A flaw was found in the way Firefox displays the address bar when window.open() is called in a certain way. An attacker could use this flaw to conceal a malicious URL, possibly tricking a user into believing they are viewing a trusted site. (CVE-2009-2654) A flaw was found in the way Firefox displays certain Unicode characters. An attacker could use this flaw to conceal a malicious URL, possibly tricking a user into believing they are viewing a trusted site. (CVE-2009-3078) For technical details regarding these flaws, refer to the Mozilla security advisories for Firefox 3.0.14. You can find a link to the Mozilla advisories in the References section of this errata. After installing the update, Firefox must be restarted for the changes to take effect. SL 4.x SRPMS: firefox-3.0.14-1.el4.src.rpm nspr-4.7.5-1.el4_8.src.rpm i386: firefox-3.0.14-1.el4.i386.rpm nspr-4.7.5-1.el4_8.i386.rpm nspr-devel-4.7.5-1.el4_8.i386.rpm x86_64: firefox-3.0.14-1.el4.i386.rpm firefox-3.0.14-1.el4.x86_64.rpm nspr-4.7.5-1.el4_8.i386.rpm nspr-4.7.5-1.el4_8.x86_64.rpm nspr-devel-4.7.5-1.el4_8.x86_64.rpm SL 5.x SRPMS: firefox-3.0.14-1.el5_4.src.rpm nspr-4.7.5-1.el5_4.src.rpm xulrunner-1.9.0.14-1.el5_4.src.rpm i386: firefox-3.0.14-1.el5_4.i386.rpm nspr-4.7.5-1.el5_4.i386.rpm nspr-devel-4.7.5-1.el5_4.i386.rpm xulrunner-1.9.0.14-1.el5_4.i386.rpm xulrunner-devel-1.9.0.14-1.el5_4.i386.rpm xulrunner-devel-unstable-1.9.0.14-1.el5_4.i386.rpm x86_64: firefox-3.0.14-1.el5_4.i386.rpm firefox-3.0.14-1.el5_4.x86_64.rpm nspr-4.7.5-1.el5_4.i386.rpm nspr-4.7.5-1.el5_4.x86_64.rpm nspr-devel-4.7.5-1.el5_4.i386.rpm nspr-devel-4.7.5-1.el5_4.x86_64.rpm xulrunner-1.9.0.14-1.el5_4.i386.rpm xulrunner-1.9.0.14-1.el5_4.x86_64.rpm xulrunner-devel-1.9.0.14-1.el5_4.i386.rpm xulrunner-devel-1.9.0.14-1.el5_4.x86_64.rpm xulrunner-devel-unstable-1.9.0.14-1.el5_4.x86_64.rpm -Connie Sieh -Troy Dawson