Oracle Linux 7 : firefox (ELSA-2020-1420)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 135431

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

From Red Hat Security Advisory 2020:1420 :

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2020:1420 advisory.

- Mozilla: Uninitialized memory could be read when using the WebGL copyTexSubImage method (CVE-2020-6821)

- Mozilla: Out of bounds write in GMPDecodeData when processing large images (CVE-2020-6822)

- Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 75 and Firefox ESR 68.7 (CVE-2020-6825)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected firefox package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 135431

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2020-1420.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Oracle Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 4/14/2020

Updated: 3/19/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-6825

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/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/OracleLinux, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/10/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/24/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-6821, CVE-2020-6822, CVE-2020-6825

RHSA: 2020:1420

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