- Issued:
- 2012-08-29
- Updated:
- 2012-08-29
RHSA-2012:1210 - Critical: firefox security update
Synopsis
Critical: firefox security update
Type/Severity
Security Advisory Critical
Topic
Updated firefox packages that fix multiple security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 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.
Description
Mozilla Firefox is an open source web browser. XULRunner provides the XUL Runtime environment for Mozilla Firefox.
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-2012-1970, CVE-2012-1972, CVE-2012-1973, CVE-2012-1974, CVE-2012-1975, CVE-2012-1976, CVE-2012-3956, CVE-2012-3957, CVE-2012-3958, CVE-2012-3959, CVE-2012-3960, CVE-2012-3961, CVE-2012-3962, CVE-2012-3963, CVE-2012-3964)
A web page containing a malicious Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) image file could cause Firefox to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Firefox. (CVE-2012-3969, CVE-2012-3970)
Two flaws were found in the way Firefox rendered certain images using WebGL. A web page containing malicious content could cause Firefox to crash or, under certain conditions, possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Firefox. (CVE-2012-3967, CVE-2012-3968)
A flaw was found in the way Firefox decoded embedded bitmap images in Icon Format (ICO) files. A web page containing a malicious ICO file could cause Firefox to crash or, under certain conditions, possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Firefox. (CVE-2012-3966)
A flaw was found in the way the "eval" command was handled by the Firefox Web Console. Running "eval" in the Web Console while viewing a web page containing malicious content could possibly cause Firefox to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Firefox. (CVE-2012-3980)
An out-of-bounds memory read flaw was found in the way Firefox used the format-number feature of XSLT (Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations). A web page containing malicious content could possibly cause an information leak, or cause Firefox to crash. (CVE-2012-3972)
It was found that the SSL certificate information for a previously visited site could be displayed in the address bar while the main window displayed a new page. This could lead to phishing attacks as attackers could use this flaw to trick users into believing they are viewing a trusted site. (CVE-2012-3976)
A flaw was found in the location object implementation in Firefox. Malicious content could use this flaw to possibly allow restricted content to be loaded. (CVE-2012-3978)
For technical details regarding these flaws, refer to the Mozilla security advisories for Firefox 10.0.7 ESR. You can find a link to the Mozilla advisories in the References section of this erratum.
Red Hat would like to thank the Mozilla project for reporting these issues. Upstream acknowledges Gary Kwong, Christian Holler, Jesse Ruderman, John Schoenick, Vladimir Vukicevic, Daniel Holbert, Abhishek Arya, Frederic Hoguin, miaubiz, Arthur Gerkis, Nicolas Gregoire, Mark Poticha, moz_bug_r_a4, and Colby Russell as the original reporters of these issues.
All Firefox users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain Firefox version 10.0.7 ESR, which corrects these issues. After installing the update, Firefox must be restarted for the changes to take effect.
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/knowledge/articles/11258
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 6.3 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 6.3 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 6 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 5 | ppc |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support | 6.3 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 5 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 6.3 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | ia64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Retired Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI | 6.3 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI | 6.3 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems) | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 5 | i386 |
Updated Packages
- firefox-10.0.7-1.el5_8.x86_64.rpm
- xulrunner-10.0.7-2.el5_8.x86_64.rpm
- xulrunner-devel-10.0.7-2.el5_8.ppc64.rpm
- xulrunner-10.0.7-2.el5_8.s390x.rpm
- firefox-10.0.7-1.el5_8.s390x.rpm
- firefox-10.0.7-1.el6_3.ppc64.rpm
- firefox-debuginfo-10.0.7-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
- firefox-debuginfo-10.0.7-1.el5_8.ppc.rpm
- firefox-debuginfo-10.0.7-1.el6_3.s390x.rpm
- firefox-debuginfo-10.0.7-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
- xulrunner-devel-10.0.7-1.el6_3.s390.rpm
- xulrunner-10.0.7-2.el5_8.ppc64.rpm
- firefox-debuginfo-10.0.7-1.el5_8.i386.rpm
- firefox-10.0.7-1.el5_8.ia64.rpm
- xulrunner-devel-10.0.7-1.el6_3.s390x.rpm
- xulrunner-debuginfo-10.0.7-2.el5_8.s390.rpm
- xulrunner-10.0.7-2.el5_8.i386.rpm
- firefox-10.0.7-1.el5_8.i386.rpm
- xulrunner-debuginfo-10.0.7-1.el6_3.ppc64.rpm
- firefox-10.0.7-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
- firefox-debuginfo-10.0.7-1.el5_8.x86_64.rpm
- xulrunner-10.0.7-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
- xulrunner-10.0.7-1.el6_3.ppc64.rpm
- firefox-debuginfo-10.0.7-1.el5_8.s390.rpm
- xulrunner-devel-10.0.7-2.el5_8.i386.rpm
- firefox-10.0.7-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
- xulrunner-10.0.7-2.el5_8.s390.rpm
- xulrunner-devel-10.0.7-2.el5_8.s390.rpm
- xulrunner-10.0.7-1.el6_3.s390x.rpm
- xulrunner-10.0.7-1.el6_3.src.rpm
- xulrunner-devel-10.0.7-2.el5_8.ppc.rpm
- firefox-10.0.7-1.el6_3.src.rpm
- xulrunner-debuginfo-10.0.7-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
- firefox-10.0.7-1.el5_8.s390.rpm
- xulrunner-debuginfo-10.0.7-2.el5_8.ia64.rpm
- xulrunner-debuginfo-10.0.7-1.el6_3.ppc.rpm
- firefox-debuginfo-10.0.7-1.el5_8.s390x.rpm
- firefox-10.0.7-1.el5_8.ppc.rpm
- firefox-debuginfo-10.0.7-1.el5_8.ia64.rpm
- xulrunner-debuginfo-10.0.7-1.el6_3.s390x.rpm
- xulrunner-devel-10.0.7-2.el5_8.s390x.rpm
- xulrunner-devel-10.0.7-1.el6_3.ppc.rpm
- firefox-10.0.7-1.el6_3.ppc.rpm
- xulrunner-debuginfo-10.0.7-2.el5_8.ppc64.rpm
- xulrunner-debuginfo-10.0.7-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
- firefox-debuginfo-10.0.7-1.el6_3.ppc.rpm
- xulrunner-devel-10.0.7-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
- xulrunner-debuginfo-10.0.7-2.el5_8.i386.rpm
- xulrunner-10.0.7-1.el6_3.ppc.rpm
- firefox-debuginfo-10.0.7-1.el6_3.s390.rpm
- xulrunner-devel-10.0.7-2.el5_8.x86_64.rpm
- firefox-10.0.7-1.el5_8.src.rpm
- xulrunner-10.0.7-2.el5_8.ia64.rpm
- xulrunner-devel-10.0.7-2.el5_8.ia64.rpm
- xulrunner-10.0.7-2.el5_8.ppc.rpm
- xulrunner-debuginfo-10.0.7-2.el5_8.x86_64.rpm
- xulrunner-10.0.7-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
- xulrunner-10.0.7-1.el6_3.s390.rpm
- xulrunner-debuginfo-10.0.7-1.el6_3.s390.rpm
- firefox-10.0.7-1.el6_3.s390x.rpm
- xulrunner-10.0.7-2.el5_8.src.rpm
- xulrunner-devel-10.0.7-1.el6_3.ppc64.rpm
- xulrunner-debuginfo-10.0.7-2.el5_8.ppc.rpm
- firefox-10.0.7-1.el6_3.s390.rpm
- xulrunner-debuginfo-10.0.7-2.el5_8.s390x.rpm
- xulrunner-devel-10.0.7-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
- firefox-debuginfo-10.0.7-1.el6_3.ppc64.rpm
Fixes
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- This content is not included.BZ - 851931
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CVEs
- CVE-2012-3978
- CVE-2012-3972
- CVE-2012-3970
- CVE-2012-3957
- CVE-2012-3956
- CVE-2012-3959
- CVE-2012-3958
- CVE-2012-1975
- CVE-2012-1974
- CVE-2012-1976
- CVE-2012-1970
- CVE-2012-1973
- CVE-2012-1972
- CVE-2012-3968
- CVE-2012-3969
- CVE-2012-3980
- CVE-2012-3960
- CVE-2012-3961
- CVE-2012-3962
- CVE-2012-3963
- CVE-2012-3964
- CVE-2012-3966
- CVE-2012-3967
- CVE-2012-3976
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical
- Content from www.mozilla.org is not included.Content from www.mozilla.org is not included.http://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefoxESR.html
Additional information
- The Red Hat security contact is This content is not included.secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/.
- Offline Security Data data is available for integration with other systems. See Offline Security Data API to get started.