[PCWorks] Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities

  • From: "Clint Hamilton-PCWorks Admin" <PCWorks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "PCWorks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2010 04:30:48 -0500

TITLE:
Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities

Highly critical  
Impact:  DoS, System access, Manipulation of data
Where:  From remote  

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/39136/

DESCRIPTION:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in Mozilla Firefox, which can
be exploited by malicious people to manipulate certain data, bypass
certain security restrictions, and potentially compromise a user's
system.

For more information:
SA38608

1) An error related to the select event handler for XUL tree items
can be exploited to potentially execute arbitrary code.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 3.5.9. Set the
"security.ssl.require_safe_negotiation" preference to "true".

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Mozilla:
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-16.html
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-17.html
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-18.html
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-19.html
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-20.html
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-22.html
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-23.html

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA38400:
http://secunia.com/advisories/38400/

SA38608:
http://secunia.com/advisories/38608/

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