Oracle Linux 7 : firefox (ELSA-2019-0671)

high Nessus Plugin ID 123430

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

From Red Hat Security Advisory 2019:0671 :

An update for firefox is now available for 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 60.6.1 ESR.

Security Fix(es) :

* Mozilla: IonMonkey MArraySlice has incorrect alias information (CVE-2019-9810)

* Mozilla: Ionmonkey type confusion with __proto__ mutations (CVE-2019-9813)

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: 123430

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2019-0671.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Oracle Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 3/28/2019

Updated: 5/29/2020

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 8.4

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:H/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/27/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/26/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-9810, CVE-2019-9813

RHSA: 2019:0671

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