Mozilla Firefox < 59.0

critical Nessus Plugin ID 108377

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Synopsis

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

Description

The version of Firefox installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 59.0. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the mfsa2018-06 advisory.

- A use-after-free vulnerability can occur when manipulating elements, events, and selection ranges during editor operations. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. (CVE-2018-5128)

- A buffer overflow can occur when manipulating the SVG <code>animatedPathSegList</code> through script.
This results in a potentially exploitable crash. (CVE-2018-5127)

- A lack of parameter validation on IPC messages results in a potential out-of-bounds write through malformed IPC messages. This can potentially allow for sandbox escape through memory corruption in the parent process. (CVE-2018-5129)

- When packets with a mismatched RTP payload type are sent in WebRTC connections, in some circumstances a potentially exploitable crash is triggered. (CVE-2018-5130)

- Under certain circumstances the <code>fetch()</code> API can return transient local copies of resources that were sent with a <code>no-store</code> or <code>no-cache</code> cache header instead of downloading a copy from the network as it should. This can result in previously stored, locally cached data of a website being accessible to users if they share a common profile while browsing. (CVE-2018-5131)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 59.0 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 108377

File Name: mozilla_firefox_59_0.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 3/15/2018

Updated: 11/18/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-5128

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Mozilla Firefox

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/13/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/13/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-5125, CVE-2018-5126, CVE-2018-5127, CVE-2018-5128, CVE-2018-5129, CVE-2018-5130, CVE-2018-5131, CVE-2018-5132, CVE-2018-5133, CVE-2018-5134, CVE-2018-5135, CVE-2018-5136, CVE-2018-5137, CVE-2018-5138, CVE-2018-5140, CVE-2018-5141, CVE-2018-5142, CVE-2018-5143

MFSA: 2018-06

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