CentOS - Mar 2016 - [OT] security bug with firefox and add-on

On 03/09/16 12:46, Mike - st257 wrote:
>> On Wed, Mar 9, 2016 at 1:38 PM, g <geleem at bellsouth.net>
wrote:
<<>>
> What version of CentOS and Firefox?
>
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centos 6.7, firefox 38.6.1.

<<>>
>> so my question is just who should i inform of problem?
>>
>> mozilla.org? author of add-on? cve.mitre.org? all 3?
>
> Author of the add-on would be my first stop.
>
> If it turns out to be a larger bug affecting more than just that add-on,
> hopefully the add-on author will run it up the chain to Mozilla.
>
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reason in bring this up is if a hacker hacks someone's system and has
knowledge of bug, he most likely will have disassembled add-on and knows
what he needs to know to cause serious problems.

at first, i thought author. after posting and more thought time, authors
tend to be too lax in testing and slow in fixing.

as for mozilla.org, their attitude has become 'not fixable, upgrade to
later version', which in many cases is not doable.

with cve.mitre.org, they just might issue a 'CESA' to remove add-on and
reinstall firefox, do not use add-on until bug is fixed.


-- 
peace out.

If Bill Gates got a dime for every time Windows crashes...
 ...oh, wait. He does. THAT explains it!
-+-
in a world with out fences, who needs gates.

CentOS GNU/Linux 6.7

tc,hago.

g
.

On 09/03/16 19:11, g wrote:
>
>
> On 03/09/16 12:46, Mike - st257 wrote:
>>> On Wed, Mar 9, 2016 at 1:38 PM, g <geleem at bellsouth.net>
wrote:
> <<>>
>
>> What version of CentOS and Firefox?
>>
> --
>
> centos 6.7, firefox 38.6.1.
Does it affect the latest version of Firefox just released:

firefox-38.7.0-1.el6_7

Is the bug in Firefox or the add-on.

If the bug is in Firefox, then I would report it to Red Hat. CentOS will 
not fix bugs, security or otherwise, as the policy is to rebuild RHEL, 
bugs and all.
>
> <<>>
>
>>> so my question is just who should i inform of problem?
>>>
>>> mozilla.org? author of add-on? cve.mitre.org? all 3?
>>
>> Author of the add-on would be my first stop.
>>
>> If it turns out to be a larger bug affecting more than just that
add-on,
>> hopefully the add-on author will run it up the chain to Mozilla.
>>
> --
>
> reason in bring this up is if a hacker hacks someone's system and has
> knowledge of bug, he most likely will have disassembled add-on and knows
> what he needs to know to cause serious problems.
>
> at first, i thought author. after posting and more thought time, authors
> tend to be too lax in testing and slow in fixing.
>
> as for mozilla.org, their attitude has become 'not fixable, upgrade to
> later version', which in many cases is not doable.
>
> with cve.mitre.org, they just might issue a 'CESA' to remove add-on
and
> reinstall firefox, do not use add-on until bug is fixed.
>
>

On 03/09/16 14:28, Ned Slider wrote:
> On 09/03/16 19:11, g wrote:
<<<>>>
> Does it affect the latest version of Firefox just released:
>
> firefox-38.7.0-1.el6_7
>
> Is the bug in Firefox or the add-on.
>
> If the bug is in Firefox, then I would report it to Red Hat. CentOS will 
> not fix bugs, security or otherwise, as the policy is to rebuild RHEL, 
> bugs and all.
>
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as it now stands with firefox 38.7.0, bug is still there.

because of what is happening, it _is_ the add-on.

checked mozilla site to see who author is. he is a mozilla program
developer. which does not surprise me.

after giving much thought to bug and what could result, i am sending
notice to RHEL, mozilla and CVE.

if bug is not fixed within a very few days, i just might inform some
of the computer news people and just for fun of it, Homeland Security.

why Homeland Security? simple, there are most likely a lot of .gov
officials using firefox on their oos computers. and we all know how
easy it is to get into oos. ((GBWG))


-- 
peace out.

If Bill Gates got a dime for every time Windows crashes...
 ...oh, wait. He does. THAT explains it!
-+-
in a world with out fences, who needs gates.

CentOS GNU/Linux 6.7

tc,hago.

g
.