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===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: Critical: seamonkey security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2009:1432-01 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-1432.html Issue date: 2009-09-09 CVE Names: CVE-2009-2408 CVE-2009-2409 CVE-2009-2654 CVE-2009-3072 CVE-2009-3075 CVE-2009-3076 CVE-2009-3077 =====================================================================
1. Summary:
Updated seamonkey packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.
This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
2. Relevant releases/architectures:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Desktop version 3 - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64
3. Description:
SeaMonkey is an open source Web browser, email and newsgroup client, IRC chat client, and HTML editor.
Several flaws were found in the processing of malformed web content. A web page containing malicious content could cause SeaMonkey to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running SeaMonkey. (CVE-2009-3072, CVE-2009-3075)
A use-after-free flaw was found in SeaMonkey. An attacker could use this flaw to crash SeaMonkey or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running SeaMonkey. (CVE-2009-3077)
Dan Kaminsky discovered flaws in the way browsers such as SeaMonkey handle NULL characters in a certificate. If an attacker is able to get a carefully-crafted certificate signed by a Certificate Authority trusted by SeaMonkey, the attacker could use the certificate during a man-in-the-middle attack and potentially confuse SeaMonkey into accepting it by mistake. (CVE-2009-2408)
Descriptions in the dialogs when adding and removing PKCS #11 modules were not informative. An attacker able to trick a user into installing a malicious PKCS #11 module could use this flaw to install their own Certificate Authority certificates on a user's machine, making it possible to trick the user into believing they are viewing a trusted site or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running SeaMonkey. (CVE-2009-3076)
A flaw was found in the way SeaMonkey displays the address bar when window.open() is called in a certain way. An attacker could use this flaw to conceal a malicious URL, possibly tricking a user into believing they are viewing a trusted site. (CVE-2009-2654)
Dan Kaminsky found that browsers still accept certificates with MD2 hash signatures, even though MD2 is no longer considered a cryptographically strong algorithm. This could make it easier for an attacker to create a malicious certificate that would be treated as trusted by a browser. NSS (provided by SeaMonkey) now disables the use of MD2 and MD4 algorithms inside signatures by default. (CVE-2009-2409)
All SeaMonkey users should upgrade to these updated packages, which correct these issues. After installing the update, SeaMonkey must be restarted for the changes to take effect.
4. Solution:
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259
5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):
510197 - CVE-2009-2409 deprecate MD2 in SSL cert validation (Kaminsky) 510251 - CVE-2009-2408 firefox/nss: doesn't handle NULL in Common Name properly 521311 - CVE-2009-2654 firefox: URL bar spoofing vulnerability 521688 - CVE-2009-3072 Firefox 3.5.3 3.0.14 browser engine crashes 521691 - CVE-2009-3075 Firefox 3.5.2 3.0.14 JavaScript engine crashes 521692 - CVE-2009-3076 Firefox 3.0.14 Insufficient warning for PKCS11 module installation and removal 521693 - CVE-2009-3077 Firefox 3.5.3 3.0.14 TreeColumns dangling pointer vulnerability
6. Package List:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3:
Source: seamonkey-1.0.9-0.45.el3.src.rpm
i386: seamonkey-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-debuginfo-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-devel-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-dom-inspector-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-js-debugger-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-mail-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-nspr-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-nspr-devel-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-nss-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-nss-devel-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm
ia64: seamonkey-1.0.9-0.45.el3.ia64.rpm seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-0.45.el3.ia64.rpm seamonkey-debuginfo-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-debuginfo-1.0.9-0.45.el3.ia64.rpm seamonkey-devel-1.0.9-0.45.el3.ia64.rpm seamonkey-dom-inspector-1.0.9-0.45.el3.ia64.rpm seamonkey-js-debugger-1.0.9-0.45.el3.ia64.rpm seamonkey-mail-1.0.9-0.45.el3.ia64.rpm seamonkey-nspr-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-nspr-1.0.9-0.45.el3.ia64.rpm seamonkey-nspr-devel-1.0.9-0.45.el3.ia64.rpm seamonkey-nss-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-nss-1.0.9-0.45.el3.ia64.rpm seamonkey-nss-devel-1.0.9-0.45.el3.ia64.rpm
ppc: seamonkey-1.0.9-0.45.el3.ppc.rpm seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-0.45.el3.ppc.rpm seamonkey-debuginfo-1.0.9-0.45.el3.ppc.rpm seamonkey-devel-1.0.9-0.45.el3.ppc.rpm seamonkey-dom-inspector-1.0.9-0.45.el3.ppc.rpm seamonkey-js-debugger-1.0.9-0.45.el3.ppc.rpm seamonkey-mail-1.0.9-0.45.el3.ppc.rpm seamonkey-nspr-1.0.9-0.45.el3.ppc.rpm seamonkey-nspr-devel-1.0.9-0.45.el3.ppc.rpm seamonkey-nss-1.0.9-0.45.el3.ppc.rpm seamonkey-nss-devel-1.0.9-0.45.el3.ppc.rpm
s390: seamonkey-1.0.9-0.45.el3.s390.rpm seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-0.45.el3.s390.rpm seamonkey-debuginfo-1.0.9-0.45.el3.s390.rpm seamonkey-devel-1.0.9-0.45.el3.s390.rpm seamonkey-dom-inspector-1.0.9-0.45.el3.s390.rpm seamonkey-js-debugger-1.0.9-0.45.el3.s390.rpm seamonkey-mail-1.0.9-0.45.el3.s390.rpm seamonkey-nspr-1.0.9-0.45.el3.s390.rpm seamonkey-nspr-devel-1.0.9-0.45.el3.s390.rpm seamonkey-nss-1.0.9-0.45.el3.s390.rpm seamonkey-nss-devel-1.0.9-0.45.el3.s390.rpm
s390x: seamonkey-1.0.9-0.45.el3.s390x.rpm seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-0.45.el3.s390x.rpm seamonkey-debuginfo-1.0.9-0.45.el3.s390.rpm seamonkey-debuginfo-1.0.9-0.45.el3.s390x.rpm seamonkey-devel-1.0.9-0.45.el3.s390x.rpm seamonkey-dom-inspector-1.0.9-0.45.el3.s390x.rpm seamonkey-js-debugger-1.0.9-0.45.el3.s390x.rpm seamonkey-mail-1.0.9-0.45.el3.s390x.rpm seamonkey-nspr-1.0.9-0.45.el3.s390.rpm seamonkey-nspr-1.0.9-0.45.el3.s390x.rpm seamonkey-nspr-devel-1.0.9-0.45.el3.s390x.rpm seamonkey-nss-1.0.9-0.45.el3.s390.rpm seamonkey-nss-1.0.9-0.45.el3.s390x.rpm seamonkey-nss-devel-1.0.9-0.45.el3.s390x.rpm
x86_64: seamonkey-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-1.0.9-0.45.el3.x86_64.rpm seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-0.45.el3.x86_64.rpm seamonkey-debuginfo-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-debuginfo-1.0.9-0.45.el3.x86_64.rpm seamonkey-devel-1.0.9-0.45.el3.x86_64.rpm seamonkey-dom-inspector-1.0.9-0.45.el3.x86_64.rpm seamonkey-js-debugger-1.0.9-0.45.el3.x86_64.rpm seamonkey-mail-1.0.9-0.45.el3.x86_64.rpm seamonkey-nspr-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-nspr-1.0.9-0.45.el3.x86_64.rpm seamonkey-nspr-devel-1.0.9-0.45.el3.x86_64.rpm seamonkey-nss-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-nss-1.0.9-0.45.el3.x86_64.rpm seamonkey-nss-devel-1.0.9-0.45.el3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Desktop version 3:
Source: seamonkey-1.0.9-0.45.el3.src.rpm
i386: seamonkey-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-debuginfo-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-devel-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-dom-inspector-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-js-debugger-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-mail-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-nspr-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-nspr-devel-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-nss-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-nss-devel-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm
x86_64: seamonkey-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-1.0.9-0.45.el3.x86_64.rpm seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-0.45.el3.x86_64.rpm seamonkey-debuginfo-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-debuginfo-1.0.9-0.45.el3.x86_64.rpm seamonkey-devel-1.0.9-0.45.el3.x86_64.rpm seamonkey-dom-inspector-1.0.9-0.45.el3.x86_64.rpm seamonkey-js-debugger-1.0.9-0.45.el3.x86_64.rpm seamonkey-mail-1.0.9-0.45.el3.x86_64.rpm seamonkey-nspr-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-nspr-1.0.9-0.45.el3.x86_64.rpm seamonkey-nspr-devel-1.0.9-0.45.el3.x86_64.rpm seamonkey-nss-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-nss-1.0.9-0.45.el3.x86_64.rpm seamonkey-nss-devel-1.0.9-0.45.el3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3:
Source: seamonkey-1.0.9-0.45.el3.src.rpm
i386: seamonkey-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-debuginfo-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-devel-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-dom-inspector-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-js-debugger-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-mail-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-nspr-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-nspr-devel-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-nss-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-nss-devel-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm
ia64: seamonkey-1.0.9-0.45.el3.ia64.rpm seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-0.45.el3.ia64.rpm seamonkey-debuginfo-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-debuginfo-1.0.9-0.45.el3.ia64.rpm seamonkey-devel-1.0.9-0.45.el3.ia64.rpm seamonkey-dom-inspector-1.0.9-0.45.el3.ia64.rpm seamonkey-js-debugger-1.0.9-0.45.el3.ia64.rpm seamonkey-mail-1.0.9-0.45.el3.ia64.rpm seamonkey-nspr-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-nspr-1.0.9-0.45.el3.ia64.rpm seamonkey-nspr-devel-1.0.9-0.45.el3.ia64.rpm seamonkey-nss-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-nss-1.0.9-0.45.el3.ia64.rpm seamonkey-nss-devel-1.0.9-0.45.el3.ia64.rpm
x86_64: seamonkey-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-1.0.9-0.45.el3.x86_64.rpm seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-0.45.el3.x86_64.rpm seamonkey-debuginfo-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-debuginfo-1.0.9-0.45.el3.x86_64.rpm seamonkey-devel-1.0.9-0.45.el3.x86_64.rpm seamonkey-dom-inspector-1.0.9-0.45.el3.x86_64.rpm seamonkey-js-debugger-1.0.9-0.45.el3.x86_64.rpm seamonkey-mail-1.0.9-0.45.el3.x86_64.rpm seamonkey-nspr-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-nspr-1.0.9-0.45.el3.x86_64.rpm seamonkey-nspr-devel-1.0.9-0.45.el3.x86_64.rpm seamonkey-nss-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-nss-1.0.9-0.45.el3.x86_64.rpm seamonkey-nss-devel-1.0.9-0.45.el3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3:
Source: seamonkey-1.0.9-0.45.el3.src.rpm
i386: seamonkey-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-debuginfo-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-devel-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-dom-inspector-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-js-debugger-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-mail-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-nspr-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-nspr-devel-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-nss-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-nss-devel-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm
ia64: seamonkey-1.0.9-0.45.el3.ia64.rpm seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-0.45.el3.ia64.rpm seamonkey-debuginfo-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-debuginfo-1.0.9-0.45.el3.ia64.rpm seamonkey-devel-1.0.9-0.45.el3.ia64.rpm seamonkey-dom-inspector-1.0.9-0.45.el3.ia64.rpm seamonkey-js-debugger-1.0.9-0.45.el3.ia64.rpm seamonkey-mail-1.0.9-0.45.el3.ia64.rpm seamonkey-nspr-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-nspr-1.0.9-0.45.el3.ia64.rpm seamonkey-nspr-devel-1.0.9-0.45.el3.ia64.rpm seamonkey-nss-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-nss-1.0.9-0.45.el3.ia64.rpm seamonkey-nss-devel-1.0.9-0.45.el3.ia64.rpm
x86_64: seamonkey-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-1.0.9-0.45.el3.x86_64.rpm seamonkey-chat-1.0.9-0.45.el3.x86_64.rpm seamonkey-debuginfo-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-debuginfo-1.0.9-0.45.el3.x86_64.rpm seamonkey-devel-1.0.9-0.45.el3.x86_64.rpm seamonkey-dom-inspector-1.0.9-0.45.el3.x86_64.rpm seamonkey-js-debugger-1.0.9-0.45.el3.x86_64.rpm seamonkey-mail-1.0.9-0.45.el3.x86_64.rpm seamonkey-nspr-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-nspr-1.0.9-0.45.el3.x86_64.rpm seamonkey-nspr-devel-1.0.9-0.45.el3.x86_64.rpm seamonkey-nss-1.0.9-0.45.el3.i386.rpm seamonkey-nss-1.0.9-0.45.el3.x86_64.rpm seamonkey-nss-devel-1.0.9-0.45.el3.x86_64.rpm
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7. References:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-2408 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-2409 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-2654 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-3072 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-3075 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-3076 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-3077 http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical
8. Contact:
The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>. More contact details at https://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact/
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