Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-623-1
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
A flaw was discovered in the browser engine. A variable could be made to overflow causing the browser to crash. If a user were tricked into opening a malicious web page, an attacker could cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program. (CVE-2008-2785)
Billy Rios discovered that Firefox did not properly perform URI splitting with pipe symbols when passed a command-line URI. If Firefox were passed a malicious URL, an attacker may be able to execute local content with chrome privileges. (CVE-2008-2933)
Affected
firefox vulnerabilities on Ubuntu 6.06 LTS ,
Ubuntu 7.04 ,
Ubuntu 7.10
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2008-2785, CVE-2008-2933 -
CVSS Base Score: 9.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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