Summary
The remote host is missing an update to firefox-3.0 announced via advisory USN-717-2.
Solution
The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 7.10:
firefox 2.0.0.21~20090209t122238+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.7.10.1
After a standard system upgrade you need to restart Firefox to effect the necessary changes.
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-717-2
Insight
A flaw was discovered in the browser engine when restoring closed tabs. If a user were tricked into restoring a tab to a malicious website with form input controls, an attacker could steal local files on the user's system.
(CVE-2009-0355)
Wladimir Palant discovered that Firefox did not restrict access to cookies in HTTP response headers. If a user were tricked into opening a malicious web page, a remote attacker could view sensitive information. (CVE-2009-0357)
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2009-0355, CVE-2009-0357 -
CVSS Base Score: 5.4
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
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