DSA-1614-1 iceweasel -- several vulnerabilities

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2008-2785   CVE-2008-2933  

Several remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Iceweasel web browser, an unbranded version of the Firefox browser. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems: CVE-2008-2785 It was discovered that missing boundary checks on a reference counter for CSS objects can lead to the execution of arbitrary code. CVE-2008-2933 Billy Rios discovered that passing an URL containing a pipe symbol to Iceweasel can lead to Chrome privilege escalation. For the stable distribution (etch), these problems have been fixed in version 2.0.0.16-0etch1. Updated packages for ia64, arm and mips are not yet available and will be released as soon as they have been built. For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in xulrunner 1.9.0.1-1 and iceweasel 3.0.1-1. We recommend that you upgrade your iceweasel package.

Debian Security Advisory

DSA-1614-1 iceweasel -- several vulnerabilities

Date Reported:
23 Jul 2008
Affected Packages:
iceweasel
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2008-2785, CVE-2008-2933.
More information:

Several remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Iceweasel web browser, an unbranded version of the Firefox browser. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems:

  • CVE-2008-2785

    It was discovered that missing boundary checks on a reference counter for CSS objects can lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

  • CVE-2008-2933

    Billy Rios discovered that passing an URL containing a pipe symbol to Iceweasel can lead to Chrome privilege escalation.

For the stable distribution (etch), these problems have been fixed in version 2.0.0.16-0etch4. Updated packages for ia64, arm and mips are not yet available and will be released as soon as they have been built.

For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in xulrunner 1.9.0.1-1 and iceweasel 3.0.1-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your iceweasel package.

Fixed in:

Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (etch)

Source:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/iceweasel/iceweasel_2.0.0.16-0etch4.diff.gz
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/iceweasel/iceweasel_2.0.0.16.orig.tar.gz
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/iceweasel/iceweasel_2.0.0.16-0etch4.dsc
Architecture-independent component:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/iceweasel/mozilla-firefox-dom-inspector_2.0.0.16-0etch4_all.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/iceweasel/firefox-dom-inspector_2.0.0.16-0etch4_all.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/iceweasel/mozilla-firefox-gnome-support_2.0.0.16-0etch4_all.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/iceweasel/iceweasel-dom-inspector_2.0.0.16-0etch4_all.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/iceweasel/mozilla-firefox_2.0.0.16-0etch4_all.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/iceweasel/firefox-gnome-support_2.0.0.16-0etch4_all.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/iceweasel/firefox_2.0.0.16-0etch4_all.deb
Alpha:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/iceweasel/iceweasel-gnome-support_2.0.0.16-0etch4_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/iceweasel/iceweasel-dbg_2.0.0.16-0etch4_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/iceweasel/iceweasel_2.0.0.16-0etch4_alpha.deb
AMD64:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/iceweasel/iceweasel-gnome-support_2.0.0.16-0etch4_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/iceweasel/iceweasel_2.0.0.16-0etch4_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/iceweasel/iceweasel-dbg_2.0.0.16-0etch4_amd64.deb
HP Precision:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/iceweasel/iceweasel-gnome-support_2.0.0.16-0etch4_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/iceweasel/iceweasel_2.0.0.16-0etch4_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/iceweasel/iceweasel-dbg_2.0.0.16-0etch4_hppa.deb
Intel IA-32:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/iceweasel/iceweasel-dbg_2.0.0.16-0etch4_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/iceweasel/iceweasel_2.0.0.16-0etch4_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/iceweasel/iceweasel-gnome-support_2.0.0.16-0etch4_i386.deb
Little-endian MIPS:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/iceweasel/iceweasel_2.0.0.16-0etch4_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/iceweasel/iceweasel-dbg_2.0.0.16-0etch4_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/iceweasel/iceweasel-gnome-support_2.0.0.16-0etch4_mipsel.deb
PowerPC:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/iceweasel/iceweasel_2.0.0.16-0etch4_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/iceweasel/iceweasel-gnome-support_2.0.0.16-0etch4_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/iceweasel/iceweasel-dbg_2.0.0.16-0etch4_powerpc.deb
IBM S/390:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/iceweasel/iceweasel_2.0.0.16-0etch4_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/iceweasel/iceweasel-dbg_2.0.0.16-0etch4_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/iceweasel/iceweasel-gnome-support_2.0.0.16-0etch4_s390.deb
Sun Sparc:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/iceweasel/iceweasel_2.0.0.16-0etch4_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/iceweasel/iceweasel-dbg_2.0.0.16-0etch4_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/i/iceweasel/iceweasel-gnome-support_2.0.0.16-0etch4_sparc.deb

MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.