Firefox < 1.0.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 17218

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Synopsis

The remote Windows host contains a web browser that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The installed version of Firefox is earlier than 1.0.1. Such versions have multiple security issues, including vulnerabilities that could allow an attacker to impersonate a website by using an International Domain Name, or vulnerabilities that could allow arbitrary code execution.

Solution

Upgrade to Firefox 1.0.1 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 17218

File Name: mozilla_firefox_101.nasl

Version: 1.28

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 2/25/2005

Updated: 7/16/2018

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox

Required KB Items: Mozilla/Firefox/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/25/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/23/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2004-1200, CVE-2005-0230, CVE-2005-0233, CVE-2005-0255, CVE-2005-0578, CVE-2005-0584, CVE-2005-0586, CVE-2005-0587, CVE-2005-0588, CVE-2005-0589, CVE-2005-0590, CVE-2005-0591, CVE-2005-0592, CVE-2005-0593

BID: 12533, 12461, 12470, 12468, 12466, 12465, 12234, 12153, 11854, 11823, 11752, 12655, 12659, 12728

Detections

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