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Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: Critical: firefox security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2010:0966-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0966.html
Issue date: 2010-12-09
CVE Names: CVE-2010-3766 CVE-2010-3767 CVE-2010-3768
CVE-2010-3770 CVE-2010-3771 CVE-2010-3772
CVE-2010-3773 CVE-2010-3774 CVE-2010-3775
CVE-2010-3776 CVE-2010-3777
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1. Summary:
Updated firefox packages that fix several security issues are now available
for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, and 6.
The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having critical
security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores,
which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability
from the CVE links in the References section.
2. Relevant releases/architectures:
RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
3. Description:
Mozilla Firefox is an open source web browser.
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-2010-3766, CVE-2010-3767, CVE-2010-3772, CVE-2010-3776,
CVE-2010-3777)
A flaw was found in the way Firefox handled malformed JavaScript. A website
with an object containing malicious JavaScript could cause Firefox to
execute that JavaScript with the privileges of the user running Firefox.
(CVE-2010-3771)
This update adds support for the Sanitiser for OpenType (OTS) library to
Firefox. This library helps prevent potential exploits in malformed
OpenType fonts by verifying the font file prior to use. (CVE-2010-3768)
A flaw was found in the way Firefox loaded Java LiveConnect scripts.
Malicious web content could load a Java LiveConnect script in a way that
would result in the plug-in object having elevated privileges, allowing it
to execute Java code with the privileges of the user running Firefox.
(CVE-2010-3775)
It was found that the fix for CVE-2010-0179 was incomplete when the Firebug
add-on was used. If a user visited a website containing malicious
JavaScript while the Firebug add-on was enabled, it could cause Firefox to
execute arbitrary JavaScript with the privileges of the user running
Firefox. (CVE-2010-3773)
A flaw was found in the way Firefox presented the location bar to users. A
malicious website could trick a user into thinking they are visiting the
site reported by the location bar, when the page is actually content
controlled by an attacker. (CVE-2010-3774)
A cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw was found in the Firefox x-mac-arabic,
x-mac-farsi, and x-mac-hebrew character encodings. Certain characters were
converted to angle brackets when displayed. If server-side script filtering
missed these cases, it could result in Firefox executing JavaScript code
with the permissions of a different website. (CVE-2010-3770)
For technical details regarding these flaws, refer to the Mozilla security
advisories for Firefox 3.6.13. You can find a link to the Mozilla
advisories in the References section of this erratum.
All Firefox users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain
Firefox version 3.6.13, which corrects these issues. After installing the
update, Firefox must be restarted for the changes to take effect.
4. Solution:
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to
use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259
5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):
660408 - CVE-2010-3776 Mozilla miscellaneous memory safety hazards (MFSA 2010-74)
660415 - CVE-2010-3777 Mozilla miscellaneous memory safety hazards (MFSA 2010-74)
660417 - CVE-2010-3771 Mozilla Chrome privilege escalation with window.open and <isindex> element (MFSA 2010-76)
660419 - CVE-2010-3772 Mozilla crash and remote code execution using HTML tags inside a XUL tree (MFSA 2010-77)
660420 - CVE-2010-3768 Mozilla add support for OTS font sanitizer (MFSA 2010-78)
660422 - CVE-2010-3775 Mozilla Java security bypass from LiveConnect loaded via data: URL meta refresh (MFSA 2010-79)
660429 - CVE-2010-3766 Mozilla use-after-free error with nsDOMAttribute MutationObserver (MFSA 2010-80)
660431 - CVE-2010-3767 Mozilla integer overflow vulnerability in NewIdArray (MFSA 2010-81)
660435 - CVE-2010-3773 Mozilla incomplete fix for CVE-2010-0179 (MFSA 2010-82)
660438 - CVE-2010-3774 Mozilla location bar SSL spoofing using network error page (MFSA 2010-83)
660439 - CVE-2010-3770 Mozilla XSS hazard in multiple character encodings (MFSA 2010-84)
6. Package List:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:
Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4AS/en/os/SRPMS/firefox-3.6.13-3.el4.src.rpm
i386:
firefox-3.6.13-3.el4.i386.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.13-3.el4.i386.rpm
ia64:
firefox-3.6.13-3.el4.ia64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.13-3.el4.ia64.rpm
ppc:
firefox-3.6.13-3.el4.ppc.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.13-3.el4.ppc.rpm
s390:
firefox-3.6.13-3.el4.s390.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.13-3.el4.s390.rpm
s390x:
firefox-3.6.13-3.el4.s390x.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.13-3.el4.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
firefox-3.6.13-3.el4.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.13-3.el4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:
Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4Desktop/en/os/SRPMS/firefox-3.6.13-3.el4.src.rpm
i386:
firefox-3.6.13-3.el4.i386.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.13-3.el4.i386.rpm
x86_64:
firefox-3.6.13-3.el4.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.13-3.el4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4:
Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4ES/en/os/SRPMS/firefox-3.6.13-3.el4.src.rpm
i386:
firefox-3.6.13-3.el4.i386.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.13-3.el4.i386.rpm
ia64:
firefox-3.6.13-3.el4.ia64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.13-3.el4.ia64.rpm
x86_64:
firefox-3.6.13-3.el4.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.13-3.el4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4:
Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4WS/en/os/SRPMS/firefox-3.6.13-3.el4.src.rpm
i386:
firefox-3.6.13-3.el4.i386.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.13-3.el4.i386.rpm
ia64:
firefox-3.6.13-3.el4.ia64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.13-3.el4.ia64.rpm
x86_64:
firefox-3.6.13-3.el4.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.13-3.el4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client):
Source:
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/5Client/en/os/SRPMS/firefox-3.6.13-2.el5.src.rpm
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/5Client/en/os/SRPMS/xulrunner-1.9.2.13-3.el5.src.rpm
i386:
firefox-3.6.13-2.el5.i386.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.13-2.el5.i386.rpm
xulrunner-1.9.2.13-3.el5.i386.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.13-3.el5.i386.rpm
x86_64:
firefox-3.6.13-2.el5.i386.rpm
firefox-3.6.13-2.el5.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.13-2.el5.i386.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.13-2.el5.x86_64.rpm
xulrunner-1.9.2.13-3.el5.i386.rpm
xulrunner-1.9.2.13-3.el5.x86_64.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.13-3.el5.i386.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.13-3.el5.x86_64.rpm
RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client):
Source:
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/5Client/en/os/SRPMS/xulrunner-1.9.2.13-3.el5.src.rpm
i386:
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.13-3.el5.i386.rpm
xulrunner-devel-1.9.2.13-3.el5.i386.rpm
x86_64:
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.13-3.el5.i386.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.13-3.el5.x86_64.rpm
xulrunner-devel-1.9.2.13-3.el5.i386.rpm
xulrunner-devel-1.9.2.13-3.el5.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server):
Source:
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/5Server/en/os/SRPMS/firefox-3.6.13-2.el5.src.rpm
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/5Server/en/os/SRPMS/xulrunner-1.9.2.13-3.el5.src.rpm
i386:
firefox-3.6.13-2.el5.i386.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.13-2.el5.i386.rpm
xulrunner-1.9.2.13-3.el5.i386.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.13-3.el5.i386.rpm
xulrunner-devel-1.9.2.13-3.el5.i386.rpm
ia64:
firefox-3.6.13-2.el5.ia64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.13-2.el5.ia64.rpm
xulrunner-1.9.2.13-3.el5.ia64.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.13-3.el5.ia64.rpm
xulrunner-devel-1.9.2.13-3.el5.ia64.rpm
ppc:
firefox-3.6.13-2.el5.ppc.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.13-2.el5.ppc.rpm
xulrunner-1.9.2.13-3.el5.ppc.rpm
xulrunner-1.9.2.13-3.el5.ppc64.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.13-3.el5.ppc.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.13-3.el5.ppc64.rpm
xulrunner-devel-1.9.2.13-3.el5.ppc.rpm
xulrunner-devel-1.9.2.13-3.el5.ppc64.rpm
s390x:
firefox-3.6.13-2.el5.s390.rpm
firefox-3.6.13-2.el5.s390x.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.13-2.el5.s390.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.13-2.el5.s390x.rpm
xulrunner-1.9.2.13-3.el5.s390.rpm
xulrunner-1.9.2.13-3.el5.s390x.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.13-3.el5.s390.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.13-3.el5.s390x.rpm
xulrunner-devel-1.9.2.13-3.el5.s390.rpm
xulrunner-devel-1.9.2.13-3.el5.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
firefox-3.6.13-2.el5.i386.rpm
firefox-3.6.13-2.el5.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.13-2.el5.i386.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.13-2.el5.x86_64.rpm
xulrunner-1.9.2.13-3.el5.i386.rpm
xulrunner-1.9.2.13-3.el5.x86_64.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.13-3.el5.i386.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.13-3.el5.x86_64.rpm
xulrunner-devel-1.9.2.13-3.el5.i386.rpm
xulrunner-devel-1.9.2.13-3.el5.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6):
Source:
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Client/en/os/SRPMS/firefox-3.6.13-2.el6_0.src.rpm
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Client/en/os/SRPMS/xulrunner-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.src.rpm
i386:
firefox-3.6.13-2.el6_0.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.13-2.el6_0.i686.rpm
xulrunner-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.i686.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.i686.rpm
x86_64:
firefox-3.6.13-2.el6_0.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.13-2.el6_0.x86_64.rpm
xulrunner-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.i686.rpm
xulrunner-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.x86_64.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.i686.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6):
Source:
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Client/en/os/SRPMS/xulrunner-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.src.rpm
i386:
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.i686.rpm
xulrunner-devel-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.i686.rpm
x86_64:
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.i686.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.x86_64.rpm
xulrunner-devel-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.i686.rpm
xulrunner-devel-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6):
Source:
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6ComputeNode/en/os/SRPMS/firefox-3.6.13-2.el6_0.src.rpm
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6ComputeNode/en/os/SRPMS/xulrunner-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.src.rpm
x86_64:
firefox-3.6.13-2.el6_0.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.13-2.el6_0.x86_64.rpm
xulrunner-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.i686.rpm
xulrunner-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.x86_64.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.i686.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.x86_64.rpm
xulrunner-devel-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.i686.rpm
xulrunner-devel-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6):
Source:
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Server/en/os/SRPMS/firefox-3.6.13-2.el6_0.src.rpm
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Server/en/os/SRPMS/xulrunner-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.src.rpm
i386:
firefox-3.6.13-2.el6_0.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.13-2.el6_0.i686.rpm
xulrunner-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.i686.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.i686.rpm
ppc64:
firefox-3.6.13-2.el6_0.ppc64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.13-2.el6_0.ppc64.rpm
xulrunner-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.ppc.rpm
xulrunner-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.ppc64.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.ppc.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.ppc64.rpm
s390x:
firefox-3.6.13-2.el6_0.s390x.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.13-2.el6_0.s390x.rpm
xulrunner-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.s390.rpm
xulrunner-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.s390x.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.s390.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
firefox-3.6.13-2.el6_0.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.13-2.el6_0.x86_64.rpm
xulrunner-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.i686.rpm
xulrunner-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.x86_64.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.i686.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6):
Source:
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Server/en/os/SRPMS/xulrunner-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.src.rpm
i386:
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.i686.rpm
xulrunner-devel-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.i686.rpm
ppc64:
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.ppc.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.ppc64.rpm
xulrunner-devel-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.ppc.rpm
xulrunner-devel-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.ppc64.rpm
s390x:
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.s390.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.s390x.rpm
xulrunner-devel-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.s390.rpm
xulrunner-devel-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.i686.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.x86_64.rpm
xulrunner-devel-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.i686.rpm
xulrunner-devel-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6):
Source:
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Workstation/en/os/SRPMS/firefox-3.6.13-2.el6_0.src.rpm
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Workstation/en/os/SRPMS/xulrunner-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.src.rpm
i386:
firefox-3.6.13-2.el6_0.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.13-2.el6_0.i686.rpm
xulrunner-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.i686.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.i686.rpm
x86_64:
firefox-3.6.13-2.el6_0.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.13-2.el6_0.x86_64.rpm
xulrunner-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.i686.rpm
xulrunner-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.x86_64.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.i686.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6):
Source:
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Workstation/en/os/SRPMS/xulrunner-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.src.rpm
i386:
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.i686.rpm
xulrunner-devel-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.i686.rpm
x86_64:
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.i686.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.x86_64.rpm
xulrunner-devel-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.i686.rpm
xulrunner-devel-1.9.2.13-3.el6_0.x86_64.rpm
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7. References:
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2010-3766.html
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2010-3767.html
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2010-3768.html
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2010-3770.html
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2010-3771.html
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2010-3772.html
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2010-3773.html
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2010-3774.html
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2010-3775.html
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2010-3776.html
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2010-3777.html
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical
http://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefox36.html#firefox3.6.13
http://code.google.com/p/ots/
8. Contact:
The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>. More contact
details at https://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact/
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