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Mozilla Firefox < 123.0

high Nessus Plugin ID 190778

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Synopsis

A web browser installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of Firefox installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is prior to 123.0. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the mfsa2024-05 advisory.

 - Incorrect code generation could have led to unexpected numeric conversions and potential undefined behavior. Note: This issue only affects 32-bit ARM devices. (CVE-2024-1552)

 - When storing and re-accessing data on a networking channel, the length of buffers may have been confused, resulting in an out-of-bounds memory read. (CVE-2024-1546)

 - Through a series of API calls and redirects, an attacker-controlled alert dialog could have been displayed on another website (with the victim website's URL shown). (CVE-2024-1547)

 - The <code>fetch()</code> API and navigation incorrectly shared the same cache, as the cache key did not include the optional headers <code>fetch()</code> may contain. Under the correct circumstances, an attacker may have been able to poison the local browser cache by priming it with a <code>fetch()</code> response controlled by the additional headers. Upon navigation to the same URL, the user would see the cached response instead of the expected response. (CVE-2024-1554)

 - A website could have obscured the fullscreen notification by using a dropdown select input element. This could have led to user confusion and possible spoofing attacks. (CVE-2024-1548)

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

Solution

Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 123.0 or later.

See Also

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2024-05/

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 190778

File Name: macos_firefox_123_0.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 2/20/2024

Updated: 11/18/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-1552

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Mozilla Firefox

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/20/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/20/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-1546, CVE-2024-1547, CVE-2024-1548, CVE-2024-1549, CVE-2024-1550, CVE-2024-1551, CVE-2024-1552, CVE-2024-1553, CVE-2024-1554, CVE-2024-1555, CVE-2024-1556, CVE-2024-1557

IAVA: 2024-A-0108-S