CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
Percentile
98.5%
Several remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Iceweasel webbrowser, an unbranded version of the Firefox browser. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems :
CVE-2008-0017 Justin Schuh discovered that a buffer overflow in the http-index-format parser could lead to arbitrary code execution.
CVE-2008-4582 Liu Die Yu discovered an information leak through local shortcut files.
CVE-2008-5012 Georgi Guninski, Michal Zalewski and Chris Evan discovered that the canvas element could be used to bypass same-origin restrictions.
CVE-2008-5013 It was discovered that insufficient checks in the Flash plugin glue code could lead to arbitrary code execution.
CVE-2008-5014 Jesse Ruderman discovered that a programming error in the window.proto.proto object could lead to arbitrary code execution.
CVE-2008-5017 It was discovered that crashes in the layout engine could lead to arbitrary code execution.
CVE-2008-5018 It was discovered that crashes in the JavaScript engine could lead to arbitrary code execution.
CVE-2008-5021 It was discovered that a crash in the nsFrameManager might lead to the execution of arbitrary code.
CVE-2008-5022 ‘moz_bug_r_a4’ discovered that the same-origin check in nsXMLHttpRequest::NotifyEventListeners() could be bypassed.
CVE-2008-5023 Collin Jackson discovered that the -moz-binding property bypasses security checks on codebase principals.
CVE-2008-5024 Chris Evans discovered that quote characters were improperly escaped in the default namespace of E4X documents.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Debian Security Advisory DSA-1671. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
#
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(34950);
script_version("1.15");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/04");
script_cve_id("CVE-2008-0017", "CVE-2008-4582", "CVE-2008-5012", "CVE-2008-5013", "CVE-2008-5014", "CVE-2008-5017", "CVE-2008-5018", "CVE-2008-5021", "CVE-2008-5022", "CVE-2008-5023", "CVE-2008-5024");
script_xref(name:"DSA", value:"1671");
script_name(english:"Debian DSA-1671-1 : iceweasel - several vulnerabilities");
script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for the updated package");
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"synopsis",
value:"The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"description",
value:
"Several remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Iceweasel
webbrowser, an unbranded version of the Firefox browser. The Common
Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following
problems :
- CVE-2008-0017
Justin Schuh discovered that a buffer overflow in the
http-index-format parser could lead to arbitrary code
execution.
- CVE-2008-4582
Liu Die Yu discovered an information leak through local
shortcut files.
- CVE-2008-5012
Georgi Guninski, Michal Zalewski and Chris Evan
discovered that the canvas element could be used to
bypass same-origin restrictions.
- CVE-2008-5013
It was discovered that insufficient checks in the Flash
plugin glue code could lead to arbitrary code execution.
- CVE-2008-5014
Jesse Ruderman discovered that a programming error in
the window.__proto__.__proto__ object could lead to
arbitrary code execution.
- CVE-2008-5017
It was discovered that crashes in the layout engine
could lead to arbitrary code execution.
- CVE-2008-5018
It was discovered that crashes in the JavaScript engine
could lead to arbitrary code execution.
- CVE-2008-5021
It was discovered that a crash in the nsFrameManager
might lead to the execution of arbitrary code.
- CVE-2008-5022
'moz_bug_r_a4' discovered that the same-origin check in
nsXMLHttpRequest::NotifyEventListeners() could be
bypassed.
- CVE-2008-5023
Collin Jackson discovered that the -moz-binding property
bypasses security checks on codebase principals.
- CVE-2008-5024
Chris Evans discovered that quote characters were
improperly escaped in the default namespace of E4X
documents."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-0017"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4582"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5012"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5013"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5014"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5017"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5018"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5021"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5022"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5023"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5024"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1671"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"solution",
value:
"Upgrade the iceweasel package.
For the stable distribution (etch), these problems have been fixed in
version 2.0.0.18-0etch1.
For the upcoming stable distribution (lenny) and the unstable
distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in version 3.0.4-1
of iceweasel and version 1.9.0.4-1 of xulrunner. Packages for arm and
mips will be provided soon."
);
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_cwe_id(20, 94, 119, 189, 200, 264, 287, 399);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:iceweasel");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2008/11/24");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2008/11/25");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2021 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_family(english:"Debian Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Debian/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");
exit(0);
}
include("audit.inc");
include("debian_package.inc");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Debian");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
flag = 0;
if (deb_check(release:"4.0", prefix:"firefox", reference:"2.0.0.18-0etch1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"4.0", prefix:"firefox-dom-inspector", reference:"2.0.0.18-0etch1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"4.0", prefix:"firefox-gnome-support", reference:"2.0.0.18-0etch1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"4.0", prefix:"iceweasel", reference:"2.0.0.18-0etch1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"4.0", prefix:"iceweasel-dbg", reference:"2.0.0.18-0etch1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"4.0", prefix:"iceweasel-dom-inspector", reference:"2.0.0.18-0etch1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"4.0", prefix:"iceweasel-gnome-support", reference:"2.0.0.18-0etch1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"4.0", prefix:"mozilla-firefox", reference:"2.0.0.18-0etch1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"4.0", prefix:"mozilla-firefox-dom-inspector", reference:"2.0.0.18-0etch1")) flag++;
if (deb_check(release:"4.0", prefix:"mozilla-firefox-gnome-support", reference:"2.0.0.18-0etch1")) flag++;
if (flag)
{
if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:deb_report_get());
else security_hole(0);
exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0017
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4582
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5012
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5013
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5014
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5017
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5018
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5021
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5022
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5023
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5024
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-0017
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-4582
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5012
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5013
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5014
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5017
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5018
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5021
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5022
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5023
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-5024
www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1671