Critical: firefox security update

Advisory:	RHSA-2008:0569-16
Type:	Security Advisory
Severity:	Critical
Issued on:	2008-07-02
Last updated on:	2008-07-02
Affected Products:	RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.2.z server)
OVAL:	com.redhat.rhsa-20080569.xml
CVEs (cve.mitre.org):	CVE-2008-2798 CVE-2008-2799 CVE-2008-2800 CVE-2008-2801 CVE-2008-2802 CVE-2008-2803 CVE-2008-2805 CVE-2008-2807 CVE-2008-2808 CVE-2008-2809 CVE-2008-2810 CVE-2008-2811

Details

Updated firefox packages that fix several security issues are now available
for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red
Hat Security Response Team.

Mozilla Firefox is an open source Web browser.

Multiple flaws were found in the processing of malformed JavaScript
content. A web page containing such malicious content could cause Firefox
to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code as the user running
Firefox. (CVE-2008-2801, CVE-2008-2802, CVE-2008-2803)

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 as the user running Firefox.
(CVE-2008-2798, CVE-2008-2799, CVE-2008-2811)

Several flaws were found in the way malformed web content was displayed. A
web page containing specially-crafted content could potentially trick a
Firefox user into surrendering sensitive information. (CVE-2008-2800)

Two local file disclosure flaws were found in Firefox. A web page
containing malicious content could cause Firefox to reveal the contents of
a local file to a remote attacker. (CVE-2008-2805, CVE-2008-2810)

A flaw was found in the way a malformed .properties file was processed by
Firefox. A malicious extension could read uninitialized memory, possibly
leaking sensitive data to the extension. (CVE-2008-2807)

A flaw was found in the way Firefox escaped a listing of local file names.
If a user could be tricked into listing a local directory containing
malicious file names, arbitrary JavaScript could be run with the
permissions of the user running Firefox. (CVE-2008-2808)

A flaw was found in the way Firefox displayed information about self-signed
certificates. It was possible for a self-signed certificate to contain
multiple alternate name entries, which were not all displayed to the user,
allowing them to mistakenly extend trust to an unknown site.
(CVE-2008-2809)

All Mozilla Firefox users should upgrade to these updated packages, which
contain backported patches that correct these issues.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188

Updated packages

RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)

SRPMS:
devhelp-0.12-17.el5.src.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0978	`6888e76cc3e748f9dab0783797b83a5a`
xulrunner-1.9-1.el5.src.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1530	`1ee6a7e04b3330066d160121ebdcd42d`

IA-32:
devhelp-devel-0.12-17.el5.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0978	`7dd4d264a72adfb1dbe7321d9cb63774`
xulrunner-devel-1.9-1.el5.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1530	`2b49472d154199139e2648426e075a3c`
xulrunner-devel-unstable-1.9-1.el5.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1530	`9d9a2adb7190ac977a0e5fbbd64fd735`

x86_64:
devhelp-devel-0.12-17.el5.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0978	`7dd4d264a72adfb1dbe7321d9cb63774`
devhelp-devel-0.12-17.el5.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0978	`2e732a70e6aad6543e604f82b5c96efe`
xulrunner-devel-1.9-1.el5.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1530	`2b49472d154199139e2648426e075a3c`
xulrunner-devel-1.9-1.el5.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1530	`087bcf0c7f9464afc63a2a4e08233ade`
xulrunner-devel-unstable-1.9-1.el5.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1530	`5bfedcd3b2583f698272d04450b61b57`

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)

SRPMS:
devhelp-0.12-17.el5.src.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0978	`6888e76cc3e748f9dab0783797b83a5a`
firefox-3.0-2.el5.src.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:1036	`4926ee8169b9401377d93decc48d40a5`
xulrunner-1.9-1.el5.src.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1530	`1ee6a7e04b3330066d160121ebdcd42d`
yelp-2.16.0-19.el5.src.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0978	`aea86e73cfe19de2df928938969be989`

IA-32:
devhelp-0.12-17.el5.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0978	`7b913dced5949c8b571419862e51d604`
devhelp-devel-0.12-17.el5.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0978	`7dd4d264a72adfb1dbe7321d9cb63774`
firefox-3.0-2.el5.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1530	`090f5ba7300caf3600c6ae5fdf224a90`
xulrunner-1.9-1.el5.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1530	`02d4ca107096941bfd5a50bfc7d3f694`
xulrunner-devel-1.9-1.el5.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1530	`2b49472d154199139e2648426e075a3c`
xulrunner-devel-unstable-1.9-1.el5.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1530	`9d9a2adb7190ac977a0e5fbbd64fd735`
yelp-2.16.0-19.el5.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0978	`e49a7d518538925da8d554f665a5121f`

IA-64:
devhelp-0.12-17.el5.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0978	`d881413d02b967a80726057ab2c73877`
devhelp-devel-0.12-17.el5.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0978	`045c85cb482dc24d42827417e73ad488`
firefox-3.0-2.el5.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1530	`3be4fbe6a3c70a8cf7ed75e7117c4318`
xulrunner-1.9-1.el5.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1530	`c0d3bec83345a986e2d99a7b9b86c3a7`
xulrunner-devel-1.9-1.el5.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1530	`99f205da981426c1dff066d26e793e02`
xulrunner-devel-unstable-1.9-1.el5.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1530	`59595c81b831b6cd8889a60f375bf671`
yelp-2.16.0-19.el5.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0978	`dd7c6001e6bb8a8b4c86c037494dd5c0`

PPC:
devhelp-0.12-17.el5.ppc.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0978	`4e0eb5b4b8f7b1e2a48d0d9af592b086`
devhelp-devel-0.12-17.el5.ppc.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0978	`eb35763a4f5067d4559d98baf05b91e2`
firefox-3.0-2.el5.ppc.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1530	`5116b2290c80db578dbe097d688a3cfa`
xulrunner-1.9-1.el5.ppc.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1530	`163ac71a3435bbb5f4397df485fd3cff`
xulrunner-1.9-1.el5.ppc64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1530	`91821ab3072bcb6a8045aa127e4bdec7`
xulrunner-devel-1.9-1.el5.ppc.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1530	`d56d4340de65a12ea826f50aa6144094`
xulrunner-devel-1.9-1.el5.ppc64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1530	`f3fe4321d7ed5107df4fb4acb03ba982`
xulrunner-devel-unstable-1.9-1.el5.ppc.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1530	`f1ddfe022a2be7f19946121661311e56`
yelp-2.16.0-19.el5.ppc.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0978	`c2afb47ad1aaea9954095c91b6c2fdf6`

s390x:
devhelp-0.12-17.el5.s390.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0978	`4622402a7b0f02650b52f2800f0ec713`
devhelp-0.12-17.el5.s390x.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0978	`0f0aaaed8de404615c34e07104a59c1b`
devhelp-devel-0.12-17.el5.s390.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0978	`14bd0fdf710a5eca0f9dddf2fac3c91f`
devhelp-devel-0.12-17.el5.s390x.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0978	`7963ed0fd6bd9426dbd180163a082a90`
firefox-3.0-2.el5.s390.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1530	`ec60f14c83d6ef155391167a9e94e986`
firefox-3.0-2.el5.s390x.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1530	`d75555630cca0437fdb7ecc1ea5db223`
xulrunner-1.9-1.el5.s390.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1530	`e0f4c3845b10dce6c67eb38c8f82346a`
xulrunner-1.9-1.el5.s390x.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1530	`3f58d04d206e57a45e3227552bfe6070`
xulrunner-devel-1.9-1.el5.s390.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1530	`015657d16feb936ed3821f571a570e98`
xulrunner-devel-1.9-1.el5.s390x.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1530	`c3747d3eafb689b49d2b3fbd769b430d`
xulrunner-devel-unstable-1.9-1.el5.s390x.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1530	`ec2b3619880b991810dacd8812b61633`
yelp-2.16.0-19.el5.s390x.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0978	`2d5d67917d1fe382c62e9b17558dccee`

x86_64:
devhelp-0.12-17.el5.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0978	`7b913dced5949c8b571419862e51d604`
devhelp-0.12-17.el5.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0978	`6450a4323883aef7eec961ab66d75de4`
devhelp-devel-0.12-17.el5.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0978	`7dd4d264a72adfb1dbe7321d9cb63774`
devhelp-devel-0.12-17.el5.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0978	`2e732a70e6aad6543e604f82b5c96efe`
firefox-3.0-2.el5.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1530	`090f5ba7300caf3600c6ae5fdf224a90`
firefox-3.0-2.el5.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1530	`393aadd522a788eba4a201039e7d0424`
xulrunner-1.9-1.el5.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1530	`02d4ca107096941bfd5a50bfc7d3f694`
xulrunner-1.9-1.el5.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1530	`3a86d808b70f87cbc3628d672f032345`
xulrunner-devel-1.9-1.el5.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1530	`2b49472d154199139e2648426e075a3c`
xulrunner-devel-1.9-1.el5.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1530	`087bcf0c7f9464afc63a2a4e08233ade`
xulrunner-devel-unstable-1.9-1.el5.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1530	`5bfedcd3b2583f698272d04450b61b57`
yelp-2.16.0-19.el5.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0978	`d6ec3786527f927bea96e5c7a3922404`

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)

SRPMS:
devhelp-0.12-17.el5.src.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0978	`6888e76cc3e748f9dab0783797b83a5a`
firefox-3.0-2.el5.src.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:1036	`4926ee8169b9401377d93decc48d40a5`
xulrunner-1.9-1.el5.src.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1530	`1ee6a7e04b3330066d160121ebdcd42d`
yelp-2.16.0-19.el5.src.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0978	`aea86e73cfe19de2df928938969be989`

IA-32:
devhelp-0.12-17.el5.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0978	`7b913dced5949c8b571419862e51d604`
firefox-3.0-2.el5.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1530	`090f5ba7300caf3600c6ae5fdf224a90`
xulrunner-1.9-1.el5.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1530	`02d4ca107096941bfd5a50bfc7d3f694`
yelp-2.16.0-19.el5.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0978	`e49a7d518538925da8d554f665a5121f`

x86_64:
devhelp-0.12-17.el5.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0978	`7b913dced5949c8b571419862e51d604`
devhelp-0.12-17.el5.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0978	`6450a4323883aef7eec961ab66d75de4`
firefox-3.0-2.el5.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1530	`090f5ba7300caf3600c6ae5fdf224a90`
firefox-3.0-2.el5.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1530	`393aadd522a788eba4a201039e7d0424`
xulrunner-1.9-1.el5.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1530	`02d4ca107096941bfd5a50bfc7d3f694`
xulrunner-1.9-1.el5.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1530	`3a86d808b70f87cbc3628d672f032345`
yelp-2.16.0-19.el5.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0978	`d6ec3786527f927bea96e5c7a3922404`

Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.2.z server)

SRPMS:
devhelp-0.12-17.el5.src.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0978	`6888e76cc3e748f9dab0783797b83a5a`
firefox-3.0-2.el5.src.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:1036	`4926ee8169b9401377d93decc48d40a5`
xulrunner-1.9-1.el5.src.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2009:1530	`1ee6a7e04b3330066d160121ebdcd42d`
yelp-2.16.0-19.el5.src.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0978	`aea86e73cfe19de2df928938969be989`

IA-32:
devhelp-0.12-17.el5.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0978	`7b913dced5949c8b571419862e51d604`
devhelp-devel-0.12-17.el5.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0978	`7dd4d264a72adfb1dbe7321d9cb63774`
firefox-3.0-2.el5.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:1036	`090f5ba7300caf3600c6ae5fdf224a90`
xulrunner-1.9-1.el5.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:1036	`02d4ca107096941bfd5a50bfc7d3f694`
xulrunner-devel-1.9-1.el5.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:1036	`2b49472d154199139e2648426e075a3c`
xulrunner-devel-unstable-1.9-1.el5.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:1036	`9d9a2adb7190ac977a0e5fbbd64fd735`
yelp-2.16.0-19.el5.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0978	`e49a7d518538925da8d554f665a5121f`

IA-64:
devhelp-0.12-17.el5.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0978	`d881413d02b967a80726057ab2c73877`
devhelp-devel-0.12-17.el5.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0978	`045c85cb482dc24d42827417e73ad488`
firefox-3.0-2.el5.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:1036	`3be4fbe6a3c70a8cf7ed75e7117c4318`
xulrunner-1.9-1.el5.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:1036	`c0d3bec83345a986e2d99a7b9b86c3a7`
xulrunner-devel-1.9-1.el5.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:1036	`99f205da981426c1dff066d26e793e02`
xulrunner-devel-unstable-1.9-1.el5.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:1036	`59595c81b831b6cd8889a60f375bf671`
yelp-2.16.0-19.el5.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0978	`dd7c6001e6bb8a8b4c86c037494dd5c0`

PPC:
devhelp-0.12-17.el5.ppc.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0978	`4e0eb5b4b8f7b1e2a48d0d9af592b086`
devhelp-devel-0.12-17.el5.ppc.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0978	`eb35763a4f5067d4559d98baf05b91e2`
firefox-3.0-2.el5.ppc.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:1036	`5116b2290c80db578dbe097d688a3cfa`
xulrunner-1.9-1.el5.ppc.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:1036	`163ac71a3435bbb5f4397df485fd3cff`
xulrunner-1.9-1.el5.ppc64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:1036	`91821ab3072bcb6a8045aa127e4bdec7`
xulrunner-devel-1.9-1.el5.ppc.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:1036	`d56d4340de65a12ea826f50aa6144094`
xulrunner-devel-1.9-1.el5.ppc64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:1036	`f3fe4321d7ed5107df4fb4acb03ba982`
xulrunner-devel-unstable-1.9-1.el5.ppc.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:1036	`f1ddfe022a2be7f19946121661311e56`
yelp-2.16.0-19.el5.ppc.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0978	`c2afb47ad1aaea9954095c91b6c2fdf6`

s390x:
devhelp-0.12-17.el5.s390.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0978	`4622402a7b0f02650b52f2800f0ec713`
devhelp-0.12-17.el5.s390x.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0978	`0f0aaaed8de404615c34e07104a59c1b`
devhelp-devel-0.12-17.el5.s390.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0978	`14bd0fdf710a5eca0f9dddf2fac3c91f`
devhelp-devel-0.12-17.el5.s390x.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0978	`7963ed0fd6bd9426dbd180163a082a90`
firefox-3.0-2.el5.s390.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:1036	`ec60f14c83d6ef155391167a9e94e986`
firefox-3.0-2.el5.s390x.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:1036	`d75555630cca0437fdb7ecc1ea5db223`
xulrunner-1.9-1.el5.s390.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:1036	`e0f4c3845b10dce6c67eb38c8f82346a`
xulrunner-1.9-1.el5.s390x.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:1036	`3f58d04d206e57a45e3227552bfe6070`
xulrunner-devel-1.9-1.el5.s390.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:1036	`015657d16feb936ed3821f571a570e98`
xulrunner-devel-1.9-1.el5.s390x.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:1036	`c3747d3eafb689b49d2b3fbd769b430d`
xulrunner-devel-unstable-1.9-1.el5.s390x.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:1036	`ec2b3619880b991810dacd8812b61633`
yelp-2.16.0-19.el5.s390x.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0978	`2d5d67917d1fe382c62e9b17558dccee`

x86_64:
devhelp-0.12-17.el5.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0978	`7b913dced5949c8b571419862e51d604`
devhelp-0.12-17.el5.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0978	`6450a4323883aef7eec961ab66d75de4`
devhelp-devel-0.12-17.el5.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0978	`7dd4d264a72adfb1dbe7321d9cb63774`
devhelp-devel-0.12-17.el5.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0978	`2e732a70e6aad6543e604f82b5c96efe`
firefox-3.0-2.el5.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:1036	`090f5ba7300caf3600c6ae5fdf224a90`
firefox-3.0-2.el5.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:1036	`393aadd522a788eba4a201039e7d0424`
xulrunner-1.9-1.el5.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:1036	`02d4ca107096941bfd5a50bfc7d3f694`
xulrunner-1.9-1.el5.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:1036	`3a86d808b70f87cbc3628d672f032345`
xulrunner-devel-1.9-1.el5.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:1036	`2b49472d154199139e2648426e075a3c`
xulrunner-devel-1.9-1.el5.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:1036	`087bcf0c7f9464afc63a2a4e08233ade`
xulrunner-devel-unstable-1.9-1.el5.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:1036	`5bfedcd3b2583f698272d04450b61b57`
yelp-2.16.0-19.el5.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0978	`d6ec3786527f927bea96e5c7a3922404`

(The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network)

Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)

452597 - CVE-2008-2798 Firefox malformed web content flaws
452598 - CVE-2008-2799 Firefox javascript arbitrary code execution
452599 - CVE-2008-2800 Firefox XSS attacks
452600 - CVE-2008-2802 Firefox arbitrary JavaScript code execution
452602 - CVE-2008-2803 Firefox javascript arbitrary code execution
452604 - CVE-2008-2805 Firefox arbitrary file disclosure
452605 - CVE-2008-2801 Firefox arbitrary signed JAR code execution
452709 - CVE-2008-2807 Firefox .properties memory leak
452710 - CVE-2008-2808 Firefox file location escaping flaw
452711 - CVE-2008-2809 Firefox self signed certificate flaw
452712 - CVE-2008-2810 Firefox arbitrary file disclosure
453007 - CVE-2008-2811 Firefox block reflow flaw

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