Scientific Linux Security Update : firefox on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20190523)

high Nessus Plugin ID 125447

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VPR Score: 6.7

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.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 125447

File Name: sl_20190523_firefox_on_SL6_x.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Scientific Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 5/28/2019

Updated: 5/29/2020

Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl

Risk Information

Risk Factor: High

VPR Score: 6.7

CVSS v2.0

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 v3.0

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