Oracle Linux 7 : firefox (ELSA-2020-3253)

high Nessus Plugin ID 139278

Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

From Red Hat Security Advisory 2020:3253 :

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2020:3253 advisory.

- Mozilla: Potential leak of redirect targets when loading scripts in a worker (CVE-2020-15652)

- Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 79 and Firefox ESR 68.11 (CVE-2020-15659)

- chromium-browser: Use after free in ANGLE (CVE-2020-6463)

- chromium-browser: Inappropriate implementation in WebRTC (CVE-2020-6514)

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.

See Also

https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2020-July/010188.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 139278

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2020-3253.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/3/2020

Updated: 2/27/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 7.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-15659

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-6463

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 Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/31/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/21/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-15652, CVE-2020-15659, CVE-2020-6463, CVE-2020-6514

IAVA: 2020-A-0344-S

RHSA: 2020:3253