Mozilla Firefox < 123.0

high Nessus Plugin ID 190779

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Synopsis

A web browser installed on the remote Windows host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of Firefox installed on the remote Windows 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.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 190779

File Name: mozilla_firefox_123_0.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 2/20/2024

Updated: 11/18/2025

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

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