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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.2.1.2012.43
Category:General
Title:Mozilla Firefox Security Advisory (MFSA2012-43) - Linux
Summary:This host is missing a security update for Mozilla Firefox.
Description:Summary:
This host is missing a security update for Mozilla Firefox.

Vulnerability Insight:
Incorrect URL displayed in addressbar through drag and drop
Security researcher Mario Gomes andresearch firm
Code Audit Labs reported a mechanism to short-circuit page
loads through drag and drop to the addressbar by canceling the page load. This
causes the address of the previously site entered to be displayed in the
addressbar instead of the currently loaded page. This could lead to potential
phishing attacks on users.

Affected Software/OS:
Firefox version(s) below 14.

Solution:
The vendor has released an update. Please see the reference(s) for more information.

CVSS Score:
6.4

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-1950
Debian Security Information: DSA-2514 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2514
Debian Security Information: DSA-2528 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2528
http://osvdb.org/84008
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16970
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2012:1088
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1088.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027256
http://secunia.com/advisories/49964
http://secunia.com/advisories/49965
http://secunia.com/advisories/49972
http://secunia.com/advisories/49979
http://secunia.com/advisories/49992
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2012:0895 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00011.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2012:0896 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00012.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2012:0899 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00013.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1509-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1509-2
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