SB2024120342 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for firefox
Published: December 3, 2024
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 6 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Security features bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-11694)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented CSP.
The vulnerability exists due to Enhanced Tracking Protection's Strict mode allows a CSP frame-src bypass and DOM-based XSS through the Google SafeFrame shim in the Web Compatibility extension. A remote attacker can masquerade malicious frames as legitimate content.
2) Improper error handling (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-11696)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to improper exception handling thrown by the loadManifestFromFile method when validating add-on signatures. A remote attacker can bypass the implemented signature verification process and perform installation of a malicious add-on.
3) Insufficient UI Warning of Dangerous Operations (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-11692)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an error, which leads to a select dropdown be shown over another tab. A remote attacker can perform spoofing attack against arbitrary website.
4) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-11699)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing HTML content. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted website, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
5) Spoofing attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-11695)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of URL containing Arabic script and whitespace characters. A remote attacker can spoof the URL of the website.
6) Data Handling (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-11697)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper keypress handling in executable file confirmation dialog. A remote attacker can trick the victim into executing a malicious file.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.