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FreeBSD : Mozilla -- control access bypass (201cccc1-4a01-11f0-b0f8-b42e991fc52e)

high Nessus Plugin ID 240057

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The version of FreeBSD installed on the remote host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the 201cccc1-4a01-11f0-b0f8-b42e991fc52e advisory.

 [email protected] reports:
 Thunderbird's update mechanism allowed a medium-integrity user process to interfere with the SYSTEM-level updater by manipulating the file-locking behavior. By injecting code into the user-privileged process, an attacker could bypass intended access controls, allowing SYSTEM-level file operations on paths controlled by a non-privileged user and enabling privilege escalation. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 138, Firefox ESR < 128.10, Firefox ESR < 115.23, Thunderbird < 138, and Thunderbird < 128.10.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the FreeBSD security advisory.

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

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-2817

http://www.nessus.org/u?d5718b60

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 240057

File Name: freebsd_pkg_201cccc14a0111f0b0f8b42e991fc52e.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 6/16/2025

Updated: 6/16/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-2817

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:firefox-esr, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:thunderbird, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:firefox

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/15/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/29/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-2817

IAVA: 2025-A-0307-S, 2025-A-0308-S