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RHEL 8 : firefox (RHSA-2020:3555)
high Nessus Plugin ID 139811
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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-2020:3555 advisory.Mozilla Firefox is an open-source web browser, designed for standards compliance, performance, and portability.
This update upgrades Firefox to version 78.2.0 ESR.
Security Fix(es):
* Mozilla: Attacker-induced prompt for extension installation (CVE-2020-15664)
* Mozilla: Use-After-Free when aborting an operation (CVE-2020-15669)
* Mozilla: Integer overflow in nsJPEGEncoder::emptyOutputBuffer (CVE-2020-12422)
* Mozilla: X-Frame-Options bypass using object or embed tags (CVE-2020-15648)
* Mozilla: Bypassing iframe sandbox when allowing popups (CVE-2020-15653)
* Mozilla: Type confusion for special arguments in IonMonkey (CVE-2020-15656)
* Mozilla: WebRTC permission prompt could have been bypassed by a compromised content process (CVE-2020-12424)
* Mozilla: Out of bound read in Date.parse() (CVE-2020-12425)
* Mozilla: Custom cursor can overlay user interface (CVE-2020-15654)
* Mozilla: Overriding file type when saving to disk (CVE-2020-15658)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.
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-2020:3555.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?514dde8a
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:3555
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1861645
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1861646
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1861647
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1861649
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1872531
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1872532
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1872537
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1872538
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 139811
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2020-3555.nasl
Version: 1.14
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 8/26/2020
Updated: 11/7/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.4
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Important
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 6.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-15656
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.8
Temporal Score: 7.7
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:U/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-15669
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:firefox, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:8.0
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 8/26/2020
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/30/2020
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2020-12422, CVE-2020-12424, CVE-2020-12425, CVE-2020-15648, CVE-2020-15653, CVE-2020-15654, CVE-2020-15656, CVE-2020-15658, CVE-2020-15664, CVE-2020-15669