USN-821-1: Firefox and Xulrunner vulnerabilities
Submitted by JamesStrandboge on Thu, 2009-09-10 16:44Referenced CVEs:
CVE-2009-3070, CVE-2009-3071, CVE-2009-3072, CVE-2009-3074, CVE-2009-3075, CVE-2009-3076, CVE-2009-3077, CVE-2009-3078, CVE-2009-3079
Description:
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-821-1 September 10, 2009
firefox-3.0, xulrunner-1.9 vulnerabilities
CVE-2009-3070, CVE-2009-3071, CVE-2009-3072, CVE-2009-3074,
CVE-2009-3075, CVE-2009-3076, CVE-2009-3077, CVE-2009-3078,
CVE-2009-3079
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A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases:
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
Ubuntu 8.10
Ubuntu 9.04
This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of
Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu.
The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the
following package versions:
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS:
firefox-3.0 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
xulrunner-1.9 1.9.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
Ubuntu 8.10:
abrowser 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.1
firefox-3.0 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.1
xulrunner-1.9 1.9.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.10.1
Ubuntu 9.04:
abrowser 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1
firefox-3.0 3.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1
xulrunner-1.9 1.9.0.14+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1
After a standard system upgrade you need to restart Firefox and any
applications that use xulrunner, such as Epiphany, to effect the necessary
changes.
Details follow:
Several flaws were discovered in the Firefox browser and JavaScript
engines. If a user were tricked into viewing a malicious website, a remote
attacker could cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code
with the privileges of the user invoking the program. (CVE-2009-3070,
CVE-2009-3071, CVE-2009-3072, CVE-2009-3074, CVE-2009-3075)
Jesse Ruderman and Dan Kaminsky discovered that Firefox did not adequately
inform users when security modules were added or removed via PKCS11. If
a user visited a malicious website, an attacker could exploit this to
trick the user into installing a malicious PKCS11 module. (CVE-2009-3076)
It was discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory when using
XUL tree elements. If a user were tricked into viewing a malicious website,
a remote attacker could cause a denial of service or possibly execute
arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program.
(CVE-2009-3077)
Juan Pablo Lopez Yacubian discovered that Firefox did properly display
certain Unicode characters in the location bar and other text fields when
using a certain non-Ubuntu font. If a user configured Firefox to use this
font, an attacker could exploit this to spoof the location bar, such as in
a phishing attack. (CVE-2009-3078)
It was discovered that the BrowserFeedWriter in Firefox could be subverted
to run JavaScript code from web content with elevated chrome privileges.
If a user were tricked into viewing a malicious website, an attacker could
exploit this to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user
invoking the program. (CVE-2009-3079)
USN-828-1: PAM vulnerability
Submitted by KeesCook on Tue, 2009-09-08 22:29Referenced CVEs:
CVE-2009-3232
Description:
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-828-1 September 08, 2009
pam vulnerability
CVE-2009-3232
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A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases:
Ubuntu 8.10
Ubuntu 9.04
This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of
Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu.
The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the
following package versions:
Ubuntu 8.10:
libpam-runtime 1.0.1-4ubuntu5.6
Ubuntu 9.04:
libpam-runtime 1.0.1-9ubuntu1.1
In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the
necessary changes.
Details follow:
Russell Senior discovered that the system authentication module
selection mechanism for PAM did not safely handle an empty selection.
If an administrator had specifically removed the default list of modules
or failed to chose a module when operating debconf in a very unlikely
non-default configuration, PAM would allow any authentication attempt,
which could lead to remote attackers gaining access to a system with
arbitrary privileges. This did not affect default Ubuntu installations.
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USN-810-3: NSS regression
Submitted by KeesCook on Wed, 2009-09-02 03:18Description:
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-810-3 September 02, 2009
nss regression
https://launchpad.net/bugs/409864
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A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases:
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
Ubuntu 8.10
Ubuntu 9.04
This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of
Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu.
The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the
following package versions:
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS:
libnss3-1d 3.12.3.1-0ubuntu0.8.04.2
Ubuntu 8.10:
libnss3-1d 3.12.3.1-0ubuntu0.8.10.2
Ubuntu 9.04:
libnss3-1d 3.12.3.1-0ubuntu0.9.04.2
After a standard system upgrade you need to restart any applications that
use NSS, such as Firefox, to effect the necessary changes.
Details follow:
USN-810-1 fixed vulnerabilities in NSS. Jozsef Kadlecsik noticed that
the new libraries on amd64 did not correctly set stack memory flags,
and caused applications using NSS (e.g. Firefox) to have an executable
stack. This reduced the effectiveness of some defensive security
protections. This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
Moxie Marlinspike discovered that NSS did not properly handle regular
expressions in certificate names. A remote attacker could create a
specially crafted certificate to cause a denial of service (via application
crash) or execute arbitrary code as the user invoking the program.
(CVE-2009-2404)
Moxie Marlinspike and Dan Kaminsky independently discovered that NSS did
not properly handle certificates with NULL characters in the certificate
name. An attacker could exploit this to perform a man in the middle attack
to view sensitive information or alter encrypted communications.
(CVE-2009-2408)
Dan Kaminsky discovered NSS would still accept certificates with MD2 hash
signatures. As a result, an attacker could potentially create a malicious
trusted certificate to impersonate another site. (CVE-2009-2409)
USN-827-1: Dnsmasq vulnerabilities
Submitted by JamesStrandboge on Tue, 2009-09-01 21:50Referenced CVEs:
CVE-2009-2957, CVE-2009-2958
Description:
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-827-1 September 01, 2009
dnsmasq vulnerabilities
CVE-2009-2957, CVE-2009-2958
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A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases:
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
Ubuntu 8.10
Ubuntu 9.04
This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of
Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu.
The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the
following package versions:
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS:
dnsmasq-base 2.41-2ubuntu2.2
Ubuntu 8.10:
dnsmasq-base 2.45-1ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu 9.04:
dnsmasq-base 2.47-3ubuntu0.1
In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the
necessary changes.
Details follow:
IvAin Arce, Pablo HernAin Jorge, Alejandro Pablo Rodriguez, MartAn Coco,
Alberto SoliAto Testa and Pablo Annetta discovered that Dnsmasq did not
properly validate its input when processing TFTP requests for files with
long names. A remote attacker could cause a denial of service or execute
arbitrary code with user privileges. Dnsmasq runs as the 'dnsmasq' user by
default on Ubuntu. (CVE-2009-2957)
Steve Grubb discovered that Dnsmasq could be made to dereference a NULL
pointer when processing certain TFTP requests. A remote attacker could
cause a denial of service by sending a crafted TFTP request.
(CVE-2009-2958)
USN-826-1: Mono vulnerabilities
Submitted by MarcDeslauriers on Wed, 2009-08-26 19:36Referenced CVEs:
CVE-2008-3422, CVE-2008-3906, CVE-2009-0217
Description:
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-826-1 August 26, 2009
mono vulnerabilities
CVE-2008-3422, CVE-2008-3906, CVE-2009-0217
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A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases:
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
Ubuntu 8.10
Ubuntu 9.04
This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of
Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu.
The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the
following package versions:
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS:
libmono-security1.0-cil 1.2.6+dfsg-6ubuntu3.1
libmono-security2.0-cil 1.2.6+dfsg-6ubuntu3.1
libmono-system-web1.0-cil 1.2.6+dfsg-6ubuntu3.1
libmono-system-web2.0-cil 1.2.6+dfsg-6ubuntu3.1
Ubuntu 8.10:
libmono-security1.0-cil 1.9.1+dfsg-4ubuntu2.1
libmono-security2.0-cil 1.9.1+dfsg-4ubuntu2.1
libmono-system-web1.0-cil 1.9.1+dfsg-4ubuntu2.1
libmono-system-web2.0-cil 1.9.1+dfsg-4ubuntu2.1
Ubuntu 9.04:
libmono-security1.0-cil 2.0.1-4ubuntu0.1
libmono-security2.0-cil 2.0.1-4ubuntu0.1
libmono-system-web1.0-cil 2.0.1-4ubuntu0.1
libmono-system-web2.0-cil 2.0.1-4ubuntu0.1
In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the
necessary changes.
Details follow:
It was discovered that the XML HMAC signature system did not correctly
check certain lengths. If an attacker sent a truncated HMAC, it could
bypass authentication, leading to potential privilege escalation.
(CVE-2009-0217)
It was discovered that Mono did not properly escape certain attributes in
the ASP.net class libraries which could result in browsers becoming
vulnerable to cross-site scripting attacks when processing the output. With
cross-site scripting vulnerabilities, if a user were tricked into viewing
server output during a crafted server request, a remote attacker could
exploit this to modify the contents, or steal confidential data (such as
passwords), within the same domain. This issue only affected Ubuntu 8.04
LTS. (CVE-2008-3422)
It was discovered that Mono did not properly filter CRLF injections in the
query string. If a user were tricked into viewing server output during a
crafted server request, a remote attacker could exploit this to modify the
contents, steal confidential data (such as passwords), or perform
cross-site request forgeries. This issue only affected Ubuntu 8.04 LTS.
(CVE-2008-3906)
USN-825-1: libvorbis vulnerability
Submitted by MarcDeslauriers on Mon, 2009-08-24 19:48Referenced CVEs:
CVE-2008-1420, CVE-2009-2663
Description:
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-825-1 August 24, 2009
libvorbis vulnerability
CVE-2008-1420, CVE-2009-2663
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A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases:
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
Ubuntu 8.10
Ubuntu 9.04
This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of
Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu.
The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the
following package versions:
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS:
libvorbis0a 1.2.0.dfsg-2ubuntu0.2
Ubuntu 8.10:
libvorbis0a 1.2.0.dfsg-3.1ubuntu0.8.10.1
Ubuntu 9.04:
libvorbis0a 1.2.0.dfsg-3.1ubuntu0.9.04.1
After a standard system upgrade you need to restart any applications that
use libvorbis, such as Totem and gtkpod, to effect the necessary changes.
Details follow:
It was discovered that libvorbis did not correctly handle certain malformed
ogg files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted ogg file
with an application that uses libvorbis, an attacker could execute
arbitrary code with the user's privileges. (CVE-2009-2663)
USN-682-1 provided updated libvorbis packages to fix multiple security
vulnerabilities. The upstream security patch to fix CVE-2008-1420
introduced a regression when reading sound files encoded with libvorbis
1.0beta1. This update corrects the problem.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that libvorbis did not correctly handle certain
malformed sound files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially
crafted sound file with an application that uses libvorbis, an attacker
could execute arbitrary code with the user's privileges. (CVE-2008-1420)
USN-824-1: PHP vulnerability
Submitted by MarcDeslauriers on Mon, 2009-08-24 19:48Referenced CVEs:
CVE-2009-2687
Description:
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-824-1 August 24, 2009
php5 vulnerability
CVE-2009-2687
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A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases:
Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
Ubuntu 8.10
Ubuntu 9.04
This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of
Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu.
The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the
following package versions:
Ubuntu 6.06 LTS:
php5-cgi 5.1.2-1ubuntu3.15
php5-cli 5.1.2-1ubuntu3.15
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS:
php5-cgi 5.2.4-2ubuntu5.7
php5-cli 5.2.4-2ubuntu5.7
Ubuntu 8.10:
php5-cgi 5.2.6-2ubuntu4.3
php5-cli 5.2.6-2ubuntu4.3
Ubuntu 9.04:
php5-cgi 5.2.6.dfsg.1-3ubuntu4.2
php5-cli 5.2.6.dfsg.1-3ubuntu4.2
In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the
necessary changes.
Details follow:
It was discovered that PHP did not properly handle certain malformed
JPEG images when being parsed by the Exif module. A remote attacker could
exploit this flaw and cause the PHP server to crash, resulting in a denial
of service.
USN-823-1: KDE-Graphics vulnerabilities
Submitted by MarcDeslauriers on Mon, 2009-08-24 19:47Referenced CVEs:
CVE-2009-0945, CVE-2009-1709
Description:
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-823-1 August 24, 2009
kdegraphics vulnerabilities
CVE-2009-0945, CVE-2009-1709
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A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases:
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of
Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu.
The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the
following package versions:
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS:
ksvg 4:3.5.10-0ubuntu1~hardy1.1
After a standard system upgrade you need to restart your session to effect
the necessary changes.
Details follow:
It was discovered that KDE-Graphics did not properly handle certain
malformed SVG images. If a user were tricked into opening a specially
crafted SVG image, an attacker could cause a denial of service or possibly
execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the
program.
USN-822-1: KDE-Libs vulnerabilities
Submitted by MarcDeslauriers on Mon, 2009-08-24 19:46Referenced CVEs:
CVE-2009-0945, CVE-2009-1687, CVE-2009-1690, CVE-2009-1698
Description:
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-822-1 August 24, 2009
kde4libs, kdelibs vulnerabilities
CVE-2009-0945, CVE-2009-1687, CVE-2009-1690, CVE-2009-1698
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A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases:
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
Ubuntu 8.10
Ubuntu 9.04
This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of
Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu.
The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the
following package versions:
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS:
kdelibs4c2a 4:3.5.10-0ubuntu1~hardy1.2
Ubuntu 8.10:
kdelibs4c2a 4:3.5.10-0ubuntu6.1
kdelibs5 4:4.1.4-0ubuntu1~intrepid1.2
Ubuntu 9.04:
kdelibs4c2a 4:3.5.10.dfsg.1-1ubuntu8.1
kdelibs5 4:4.2.2-0ubuntu5.1
After a standard system upgrade you need to restart your session to effect
the necessary changes.
Details follow:
It was discovered that KDE-Libs did not properly handle certain malformed
SVG images. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted SVG
image, an attacker could cause a denial of service or possibly execute
arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 9.04. (CVE-2009-0945)
It was discovered that the KDE JavaScript garbage collector did not
properly handle memory allocation failures. If a user were tricked into
viewing a malicious website, an attacker could cause a denial of service or
possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking
the program. (CVE-2009-1687)
It was discovered that KDE-Libs did not properly handle HTML content in the
head element. If a user were tricked into viewing a malicious website, an
attacker could cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code
with the privileges of the user invoking the program. (CVE-2009-1690)
It was discovered that KDE-Libs did not properly handle the Cascading Style
Sheets (CSS) attr function call. If a user were tricked into viewing a
malicious website, an attacker could cause a denial of service or possibly
execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the
program. (CVE-2009-1698)


