Scientific Linux Security Update : firefox on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20190523)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 125447
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Synopsis
The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Security Fix(es) :- Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 67 and Firefox ESR 60.7 (CVE-2019-9800)
- Mozilla: Cross-origin theft of images with createImageBitmap (CVE-2019-9797)
- Mozilla: Type confusion with object groups and UnboxedObjects (CVE-2019-9816)
- Mozilla: Stealing of cross-domain images using canvas (CVE-2019-9817)
- Mozilla: Compartment mismatch with fetch API (CVE-2019-9819)
- Mozilla: Use-after-free of ChromeEventHandler by DocShell (CVE-2019-9820)
- Mozilla: Use-after-free in XMLHttpRequest (CVE-2019-11691)
- Mozilla: Use-after-free removing listeners in the event listener manager (CVE-2019-11692)
- Mozilla: Buffer overflow in WebGL bufferdata on Linux (CVE-2019-11693)
- mozilla: Cross-origin theft of images with ImageBitmapRenderingContext (CVE-2018-18511)
- chromium-browser: Out of bounds read in Skia (CVE-2019-5798)
- Mozilla: Theft of user history data through drag and drop of hyperlinks to and from bookmarks (CVE-2019-11698)
- libpng: use-after-free in png_image_free in png.c (CVE-2019-7317)
Solution
Update the affected firefox and / or firefox-debuginfo packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 125447
File Name: sl_20190523_firefox_on_SL6_x.nasl
Version: 1.6
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 5/28/2019
Updated: 5/29/2020
Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 5.9
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Temporal Vector: E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Temporal Score: 8.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:firefox, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:firefox-debuginfo, x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 5/23/2019
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/4/2019
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2018-18511, CVE-2019-11691, CVE-2019-11692, CVE-2019-11693, CVE-2019-11698, CVE-2019-5798, CVE-2019-7317, CVE-2019-9797, CVE-2019-9800, CVE-2019-9816, CVE-2019-9817, CVE-2019-9819, CVE-2019-9820