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Debian alert DSA-2433-1 (iceweasel)

From:  Moritz Muehlenhoff <jmm@debian.org>
To:  debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
Subject:  [SECURITY] [DSA 2433-1] iceweasel security update
Date:  Thu, 15 Mar 2012 22:42:10 +0100
Message-ID:  <20120315214210.GA6337@pisco.westfalen.local>
Archive-link:  Article, Thread

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-2433-1 security@debian.org http://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff March 15, 2012 http://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : iceweasel Vulnerability : several Problem type : remote Debian-specific: no CVE ID : CVE-2012-0455 CVE-2012-0456 CVE-2012-0458 CVE-2012-0461 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. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: http://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAk9iYgsACgkQXm3vHE4uylpPMQCgk7mstzJdAKoYqcKLEyg8EPqg 1oMAnjORWmBGLUg+3XaT+d+wDL65ZDgH =kvb6 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-security-announce-REQUEST@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120315214210.GA6337@pisco.westf...


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