Mozilla Firefox ESR < 68.4.1
high Nessus Plugin ID 132714
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Synopsis
A web browser installed on the remote Windows host is affected by a vulnerability.Description
The version of Firefox ESR installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 68.4.1. It is, therefore, affected by the vulnerability as referenced in the mfsa2020-03 advisory.- Incorrect alias information in IonMonkey JIT compiler for setting array elements could lead to a type confusion. We are aware of targeted attacks in the wild abusing this flaw. (CVE-2019-17026)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox ESR version 68.4.1 or later.See Also
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2020-03/
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 132714
File Name: mozilla_firefox_68_4_1_esr.nasl
Version: 1.6
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 1/8/2020
Updated: 5/11/2021
Dependencies: mozilla_org_installed.nasl
Risk Information
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-17026
VPR
Risk Factor: Critical
Score: 9.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5.9
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Temporal Vector: E:H/RL:OF/RC:C
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: E:H/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox_esr
Required KB Items: Mozilla/Firefox/Version
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/8/2020
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/8/2020
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2019-17026
MFSA: 2020-03