RHEL 7 : firefox (RHSA-2023:1333)

high Nessus Plugin ID 173045

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2023:1333 advisory.

- Mozilla: Incorrect code generation during JIT compilation (CVE-2023-25751)

- Mozilla: Potential out-of-bounds when accessing throttled streams (CVE-2023-25752)

- Mozilla: Invalid downcast in Worklets (CVE-2023-28162)

- Mozilla: URL being dragged from a removed cross-origin iframe into the same tab triggered navigation (CVE-2023-28164)

- Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 111 and Firefox ESR 102.9 (CVE-2023-28176)

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 affected firefox package.

See Also

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2178458

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2178460

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2178466

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2178470

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2178472

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-25751

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-25752

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-28162

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-28164

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-28176

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:1333

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 173045

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2023-1333.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/20/2023

Updated: 6/12/2023

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-28176

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:firefox

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: 3/20/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/14/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-25751, CVE-2023-25752, CVE-2023-28162, CVE-2023-28164, CVE-2023-28176

CWE: 120, 125, 704, 829, 94

IAVA: 2023-A-0132-S

RHSA: 2023:1333