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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.2.1.2013.96
Category:General
Title:Mozilla Firefox Security Advisory (MFSA2013-96) - 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:
Improperly initialized memory and overflows in some JavaScript functions
Compiler Engineer Dan Gohman of Google discovered a flaw in
the JavaScript engine where memory was being incorrectly allocated for some
functions and the calls for allocations were not always properly checked for
overflow, leading to potential buffer overflows. When combined with other
vulnerabilities, these flaws could be potentially exploitable.

Affected Software/OS:
Firefox version(s) below 25.

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

CVSS Score:
4.3

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2013-5595
BugTraq ID: 63421
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63421
Debian Security Information: DSA-2788 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2788
Debian Security Information: DSA-2797 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2797
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18694
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2013:1476
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1476.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2013:1480
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1480.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2013:1678 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00014.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2013:1633 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00005.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2013:1634 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00006.html
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