Summary
The remote host is missing an update to iceweasel
announced via advisory DSA 2433-1.
Solution
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%202433-1
Insight
Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in Iceweasel, a web browser based on Firefox. The included XULRunner library provides rendering services for several other applications included in Debian.
CVE-2012-0455
Soroush Dalili discovered that a cross-site scripting countermeasure related to Javascript URLs could be bypassed.
CVE-2012-0456
Atte Kettunen discovered an out of bounds read in the SVG Filters, resulting in memory disclosure.
CVE-2012-0458
Mariusz Mlynski discovered that privileges could be escalated through a Javascript URL as the home page.
CVE-2012-0461
Bob Clary discovered memory corruption bugs, which may lead to the execution of arbitrary code.
For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 3.5.16-13.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 10.0.3esr-1.
For the experimental distribution, this problem has been fixed in version 11.0-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your iceweasel packages.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2012-0455, CVE-2012-0456, CVE-2012-0458, CVE-2012-0461 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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