Oracle Linux 6 / 7 : firefox (ELSA-2018-0549)

high Nessus Plugin ID 108479

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

From Red Hat Security Advisory 2018:0549 :

An update for firefox is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Critical. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

Mozilla Firefox is an open source web browser, designed for standards compliance, performance, and portability.

This update upgrades Firefox to version 52.7.2 ESR.

Security Fix(es) :

* Mozilla: Vorbis audio processing out of bounds write (MFSA 2018-08) (CVE-2018-5146)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Solution

Update the affected firefox package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 108479

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2018-0549.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Oracle Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 3/20/2018

Updated: 5/29/2020

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:firefox, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:6, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/OracleLinux, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 3/19/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/11/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-5146

RHSA: 2018:0549

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