Referenced CVEs:
CVE-2009-2462, CVE-2009-2463, CVE-2009-2464, CVE-2009-2465, CVE-2009-2466, CVE-2009-2467, CVE-2009-2469, CVE-2009-2472


Description:
===========================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-798-1 July 22, 2009firefox-3.0, xulrunner-1.9 vulnerabilitiesCVE-2009-2462, CVE-2009-2463, CVE-2009-2464, CVE-2009-2465,CVE-2009-2466, CVE-2009-2467, CVE-2009-2469, CVE-2009-2472===========================================================A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases:Ubuntu 8.04 LTSUbuntu 8.10Ubuntu 9.04This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions ofKubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu.The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to thefollowing package versions:Ubuntu 8.04 LTS: firefox-3.0 3.0.12+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1 xulrunner-1.9 1.9.0.12+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1Ubuntu 8.10: abrowser 3.0.12+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.1 firefox-3.0 3.0.12+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.1 xulrunner-1.9 1.9.0.12+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.2Ubuntu 9.04: abrowser 3.0.12+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1 firefox-3.0 3.0.12+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1 xulrunner-1.9 1.9.0.12+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1After a standard system upgrade you need to restart Firefox and anyapplications that use xulrunner, such as Epiphany, to effect the necessarychanges.Details follow:Several flaws were discovered in the Firefox browser and JavaScriptengines. If a user were tricked into viewing a malicious website, a remoteattacker could cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary codewith the privileges of the user invoking the program. (CVE-2009-2462,CVE-2009-2463, CVE-2009-2464, CVE-2009-2465, CVE-2009-2466, CVE-2009-2469)Attila Suszter discovered a flaw in the way Firefox processed Flash content.If a user were tricked into viewing and navigating within a speciallycrafted Flash object, a remote attacker could cause a denial of service orpossibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invokingthe program. (CVE-2009-2467)It was discovered that Firefox did not properly handle some SVG content. Anattacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service or possiblyexecute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking theprogram. (CVE-2009-2469)A flaw was discovered in the JavaScript engine. If a user were tricked intoviewing a malicious website, an attacker could exploit this performcross-site scripting attacks. (CVE-2009-2472)





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