Mozilla Firefox < 58.0.1 Arbitrary Code Execution

medium Nessus Plugin ID 106561

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Synopsis

A web browser installed on the remote Windows host is affected by an arbitrary code execution vulnerability.

Description

The version of Mozilla Firefox installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 58.0.1. It is, therefore, affected by an arbitrary code execution vulnerability.

Solution

Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 58.0.1 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 106561

File Name: mozilla_firefox_58_0_1.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 2/1/2018

Updated: 11/8/2019

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-5124

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox

Required KB Items: Mozilla/Firefox/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/29/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/29/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-5124

BID: 102843

MFSA: 2018-05

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