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RHEL 8 : firefox (RHSA-2019:1696)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 126558
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for firefox.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2019:1696 advisory.- Mozilla: Type confusion in Array.pop (CVE-2019-11707)
- Mozilla: Sandbox escape using Prompt:Open (CVE-2019-11708)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the RHEL firefox package based on the guidance in RHSA-2019:1696.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?1ca750b9
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2019-18/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2019-19/
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1696
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 126558
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2019-1696.nasl
Version: 1.13
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 7/9/2019
Updated: 4/27/2024
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Critical
Score: 9.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 8.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-11708
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 9.3
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:firefox, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 7/8/2019
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/23/2019
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 6/13/2022
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2019-11707, CVE-2019-11708