USN-626-2: Devhelp, Epiphany, Midbrowser and Yelp update
Publication date
4 August 2008
Overview
Devhelp, Epiphany, Midbrowser and Yelp update
Releases
Packages
- devhelp -
- epiphany-browser -
- midbrowser -
- yelp -
Details
USN-626-1 fixed vulnerabilities in xulrunner-1.9. The changes required
that Devhelp, Epiphany, Midbrowser and Yelp also be updated to use the
new xulrunner-1.9.
Original advisory details:
A flaw was discovered in the browser engine. A variable could be made to
overflow causing the browser to crash. If a user were tricked into opening
a malicious web page, an attacker could cause a denial of service or
possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking
the program. (CVE-2008-2785)
Billy Rios discovered that Firefox and xulrunner, as used by browsers
such as Epiphany, did not properly perform URI splitting with pipe
symbols when passed a command-line URI. If Firefox or xulrunner were
passed a malicious URL, an attacker may be able to execute local
content with chrome privileges. (CVE-2008-2933)
USN-626-1 fixed vulnerabilities in xulrunner-1.9. The changes required
that Devhelp, Epiphany, Midbrowser and Yelp also be updated to use the
new xulrunner-1.9.
Original advisory details:
A flaw was discovered in the browser engine. A variable could be made to
overflow causing the browser to crash. If a user were tricked into opening
a malicious web page, an attacker could cause a denial of service or
possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking
the program. (CVE-2008-2785)
Billy Rios discovered that Firefox and xulrunner, as used by browsers
such as Epiphany, did not properly perform URI splitting with pipe
symbols when passed a command-line URI. If Firefox or xulrunner were
passed a malicious URL, an attacker may be able to execute local
content with chrome privileges. (CVE-2008-2933)
Update instructions
After a standard system upgrade you need to restart Devhelp, Epiphany, Midbrowser and Yelp to effect the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.04 hardy | midbrowser – 0.3.0rc1a-1~8.04.2 | ||
| epiphany-gecko – 2.22.2-0ubuntu0.8.04.5 | |||
| devhelp – 0.19-1ubuntu1.8.04.3 | |||
| yelp – 2.22.1-0ubuntu2.8.04.2 | |||
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