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Mozilla Firefox Security Advisory (MFSA2012-33) - Linux

Information

Severity

Severity

Medium

Family

Family

General

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

4.3

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

2 years ago

Modified

Modified

2 years ago

Summary

This host is missing a security update for Mozilla Firefox.

Insight

Insight

Potential site identity spoofing when loading RSS and Atom feeds Security researcher Jeroen van der Gun reported that if RSS or Atom XML invalid content is loaded over HTTPS, the addressbar updates to display the new location of the loaded resource, including SSL indicators, while the main window still displays the previously loaded content. This allows for phishing attacks where a malicious page can spoof the identify of another seemingly secure site.

Affected Software

Affected Software

Firefox version(s) below 12.

Detection Method

Detection Method

Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.

Solution

Solution

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

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)