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Amazon Linux 2 : firefox (ALASFIREFOX-2024-020)
high Nessus Plugin ID 189476
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Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.Description
The version of firefox installed on the remote host is prior to 115.6.0-1. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2FIREFOX-2024-020 advisory.- A vulnerability was found in SQLite SQLite3 up to 3.43.0 and classified as critical. This issue affects the function sessionReadRecord of the file ext/session/sqlite3session.c of the component make alltest Handler. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-248999. (CVE-2023-7104)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Run 'yum update firefox' to update your system.See Also
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALASFIREFOX-2024-020.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 189476
File Name: al2_ALASFIREFOX-2024-020.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 1/24/2024
Updated: 1/25/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 5.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-7104
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.3
Temporal Score: 6.6
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:firefox, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:firefox-debuginfo, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/19/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/29/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-7104