Red Hat: 2011:1164-01: firefox: Critical Advisory
Summary
Mozilla Firefox is an open source web browser. XULRunner provides the XUL
Runtime environment for Mozilla Firefox.
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-2011-2982)
A dangling pointer flaw was found in the Firefox Scalable Vector Graphics
(SVG) text manipulation routine. A web page containing a malicious SVG
image could cause Firefox to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code
with the privileges of the user running Firefox. (CVE-2011-0084)
A dangling pointer flaw was found in the way Firefox handled a certain
Document Object Model (DOM) element. 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-2011-2378)
A flaw was found in the event management code in Firefox. A website
containing malicious JavaScript could cause Firefox to execute that
JavaScript with the privileges of the user running Firefox. (CVE-2011-2981)
A flaw was found in the way Firefox handled malformed JavaScript. A web
page containing malicious JavaScript could cause Firefox to access already
freed memory, causing Firefox to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary
code with the privileges of the user running Firefox. (CVE-2011-2983)
It was found that a malicious web page could execute arbitrary code with
the privileges of the user running Firefox if the user dropped a tab onto
the malicious web page. (CVE-2011-2984)
For technical details regarding these flaws, refer to the Mozilla security
advisories for Firefox 3.6.20. 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 3.6.20, which corrects these issues. After installing the
update, Firefox must be restarted for the changes to take effect.
Summary
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
https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259
References
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2011-0084.html https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2011-2378.html https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2011-2981.html https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2011-2982.html https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2011-2983.html https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2011-2984.html https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefox-3.6/
Package List
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:
Source:
i386:
firefox-3.6.20-2.el4.i386.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.20-2.el4.i386.rpm
ia64:
firefox-3.6.20-2.el4.ia64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.20-2.el4.ia64.rpm
ppc:
firefox-3.6.20-2.el4.ppc.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.20-2.el4.ppc.rpm
s390:
firefox-3.6.20-2.el4.s390.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.20-2.el4.s390.rpm
s390x:
firefox-3.6.20-2.el4.s390x.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.20-2.el4.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
firefox-3.6.20-2.el4.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.20-2.el4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:
Source:
i386:
firefox-3.6.20-2.el4.i386.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.20-2.el4.i386.rpm
x86_64:
firefox-3.6.20-2.el4.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.20-2.el4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4:
Source:
i386:
firefox-3.6.20-2.el4.i386.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.20-2.el4.i386.rpm
ia64:
firefox-3.6.20-2.el4.ia64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.20-2.el4.ia64.rpm
x86_64:
firefox-3.6.20-2.el4.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.20-2.el4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4:
Source:
i386:
firefox-3.6.20-2.el4.i386.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.20-2.el4.i386.rpm
ia64:
firefox-3.6.20-2.el4.ia64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.20-2.el4.ia64.rpm
x86_64:
firefox-3.6.20-2.el4.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.20-2.el4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client):
Source:
i386:
firefox-3.6.20-2.el5.i386.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.20-2.el5.i386.rpm
xulrunner-1.9.2.20-2.el5.i386.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.20-2.el5.i386.rpm
x86_64:
firefox-3.6.20-2.el5.i386.rpm
firefox-3.6.20-2.el5.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.20-2.el5.i386.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.20-2.el5.x86_64.rpm
xulrunner-1.9.2.20-2.el5.i386.rpm
xulrunner-1.9.2.20-2.el5.x86_64.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.20-2.el5.i386.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.20-2.el5.x86_64.rpm
RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client):
Source:
i386:
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.20-2.el5.i386.rpm
xulrunner-devel-1.9.2.20-2.el5.i386.rpm
x86_64:
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.20-2.el5.i386.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.20-2.el5.x86_64.rpm
xulrunner-devel-1.9.2.20-2.el5.i386.rpm
xulrunner-devel-1.9.2.20-2.el5.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server):
Source:
i386:
firefox-3.6.20-2.el5.i386.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.20-2.el5.i386.rpm
xulrunner-1.9.2.20-2.el5.i386.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.20-2.el5.i386.rpm
xulrunner-devel-1.9.2.20-2.el5.i386.rpm
ia64:
firefox-3.6.20-2.el5.ia64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.20-2.el5.ia64.rpm
xulrunner-1.9.2.20-2.el5.ia64.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.20-2.el5.ia64.rpm
xulrunner-devel-1.9.2.20-2.el5.ia64.rpm
ppc:
firefox-3.6.20-2.el5.ppc.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.20-2.el5.ppc.rpm
xulrunner-1.9.2.20-2.el5.ppc.rpm
xulrunner-1.9.2.20-2.el5.ppc64.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.20-2.el5.ppc.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.20-2.el5.ppc64.rpm
xulrunner-devel-1.9.2.20-2.el5.ppc.rpm
xulrunner-devel-1.9.2.20-2.el5.ppc64.rpm
s390x:
firefox-3.6.20-2.el5.s390.rpm
firefox-3.6.20-2.el5.s390x.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.20-2.el5.s390.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.20-2.el5.s390x.rpm
xulrunner-1.9.2.20-2.el5.s390.rpm
xulrunner-1.9.2.20-2.el5.s390x.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.20-2.el5.s390.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.20-2.el5.s390x.rpm
xulrunner-devel-1.9.2.20-2.el5.s390.rpm
xulrunner-devel-1.9.2.20-2.el5.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
firefox-3.6.20-2.el5.i386.rpm
firefox-3.6.20-2.el5.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.20-2.el5.i386.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.20-2.el5.x86_64.rpm
xulrunner-1.9.2.20-2.el5.i386.rpm
xulrunner-1.9.2.20-2.el5.x86_64.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.20-2.el5.i386.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.20-2.el5.x86_64.rpm
xulrunner-devel-1.9.2.20-2.el5.i386.rpm
xulrunner-devel-1.9.2.20-2.el5.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6):
Source:
i386:
firefox-3.6.20-2.el6_1.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.20-2.el6_1.i686.rpm
xulrunner-1.9.2.20-2.el6_1.i686.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.20-2.el6_1.i686.rpm
x86_64:
firefox-3.6.20-2.el6_1.i686.rpm
firefox-3.6.20-2.el6_1.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.20-2.el6_1.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.20-2.el6_1.x86_64.rpm
xulrunner-1.9.2.20-2.el6_1.i686.rpm
xulrunner-1.9.2.20-2.el6_1.x86_64.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.20-2.el6_1.i686.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.20-2.el6_1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6):
Source:
i386:
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.20-2.el6_1.i686.rpm
xulrunner-devel-1.9.2.20-2.el6_1.i686.rpm
x86_64:
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.20-2.el6_1.i686.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.20-2.el6_1.x86_64.rpm
xulrunner-devel-1.9.2.20-2.el6_1.i686.rpm
xulrunner-devel-1.9.2.20-2.el6_1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6):
Source:
x86_64:
firefox-3.6.20-2.el6_1.i686.rpm
firefox-3.6.20-2.el6_1.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.20-2.el6_1.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.20-2.el6_1.x86_64.rpm
xulrunner-1.9.2.20-2.el6_1.i686.rpm
xulrunner-1.9.2.20-2.el6_1.x86_64.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.20-2.el6_1.i686.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.20-2.el6_1.x86_64.rpm
xulrunner-devel-1.9.2.20-2.el6_1.i686.rpm
xulrunner-devel-1.9.2.20-2.el6_1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6):
Source:
i386:
firefox-3.6.20-2.el6_1.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.20-2.el6_1.i686.rpm
xulrunner-1.9.2.20-2.el6_1.i686.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.20-2.el6_1.i686.rpm
ppc64:
firefox-3.6.20-2.el6_1.ppc.rpm
firefox-3.6.20-2.el6_1.ppc64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.20-2.el6_1.ppc.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.20-2.el6_1.ppc64.rpm
xulrunner-1.9.2.20-2.el6_1.ppc.rpm
xulrunner-1.9.2.20-2.el6_1.ppc64.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.20-2.el6_1.ppc.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.20-2.el6_1.ppc64.rpm
s390x:
firefox-3.6.20-2.el6_1.s390.rpm
firefox-3.6.20-2.el6_1.s390x.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.20-2.el6_1.s390.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.20-2.el6_1.s390x.rpm
xulrunner-1.9.2.20-2.el6_1.s390.rpm
xulrunner-1.9.2.20-2.el6_1.s390x.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.20-2.el6_1.s390.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.20-2.el6_1.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
firefox-3.6.20-2.el6_1.i686.rpm
firefox-3.6.20-2.el6_1.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.20-2.el6_1.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.20-2.el6_1.x86_64.rpm
xulrunner-1.9.2.20-2.el6_1.i686.rpm
xulrunner-1.9.2.20-2.el6_1.x86_64.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.20-2.el6_1.i686.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.20-2.el6_1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6):
Source:
i386:
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.20-2.el6_1.i686.rpm
xulrunner-devel-1.9.2.20-2.el6_1.i686.rpm
ppc64:
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.20-2.el6_1.ppc.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.20-2.el6_1.ppc64.rpm
xulrunner-devel-1.9.2.20-2.el6_1.ppc.rpm
xulrunner-devel-1.9.2.20-2.el6_1.ppc64.rpm
s390x:
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.20-2.el6_1.s390.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.20-2.el6_1.s390x.rpm
xulrunner-devel-1.9.2.20-2.el6_1.s390.rpm
xulrunner-devel-1.9.2.20-2.el6_1.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.20-2.el6_1.i686.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.20-2.el6_1.x86_64.rpm
xulrunner-devel-1.9.2.20-2.el6_1.i686.rpm
xulrunner-devel-1.9.2.20-2.el6_1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6):
Source:
i386:
firefox-3.6.20-2.el6_1.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.20-2.el6_1.i686.rpm
xulrunner-1.9.2.20-2.el6_1.i686.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.20-2.el6_1.i686.rpm
x86_64:
firefox-3.6.20-2.el6_1.i686.rpm
firefox-3.6.20-2.el6_1.x86_64.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.20-2.el6_1.i686.rpm
firefox-debuginfo-3.6.20-2.el6_1.x86_64.rpm
xulrunner-1.9.2.20-2.el6_1.i686.rpm
xulrunner-1.9.2.20-2.el6_1.x86_64.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.20-2.el6_1.i686.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.20-2.el6_1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6):
Source:
i386:
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.20-2.el6_1.i686.rpm
xulrunner-devel-1.9.2.20-2.el6_1.i686.rpm
x86_64:
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.20-2.el6_1.i686.rpm
xulrunner-debuginfo-1.9.2.20-2.el6_1.x86_64.rpm
xulrunner-devel-1.9.2.20-2.el6_1.i686.rpm
xulrunner-devel-1.9.2.20-2.el6_1.x86_64.rpm
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Topic
Updated firefox packages that fix several security issues are now availablefor Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, and 6.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having criticalsecurity impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores,which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerabilityfrom the CVE links in the References section.
Topic
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
Bugs Fixed
730518 - CVE-2011-2982 Mozilla: Miscellaneous memory safety hazards
730519 - CVE-2011-0084 Mozilla: Crash in SVGTextElement.getCharNumAtPosition()
730520 - CVE-2011-2981 Mozilla: Privilege escalation using event handlers730521 - CVE-2011-2378 Mozilla: Dangling pointer vulnerability in appendChild
730522 - CVE-2011-2984 Mozilla: Privilege escalation dropping a tab element in content area
730523 - CVE-2011-2983 Mozilla: Private data leakage using RegExp.input