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Mozilla Firefox ESR < 52.5.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 105212

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Synopsis

A web browser installed on the remote Windows host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of Mozilla Firefox ESR installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 52.5.2. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities, some of which allow code execution and potentially exploitable crashes.

Solution

Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox ESR version 52.5.2 or later.

See Also

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-28/

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 105212

File Name: mozilla_firefox_52_5_2_esr.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 12/13/2017

Updated: 11/12/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 7.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-7845

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox_esr

Required KB Items: Mozilla/Firefox/Version

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/7/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/7/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-7843, CVE-2017-7845

BID: 102112, 102115

MFSA: 2017-28