FreeBSD : Mozilla -- exploitable crash (bab7386a-582f-11f0-97d0-b42e991fc52e)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 241331

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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 bab7386a-582f-11f0-97d0-b42e991fc52e advisory.

[email protected] reports:
A use-after-free in FontFaceSet resulted in a potentially exploitable crash.

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-2025-6424

http://www.nessus.org/u?e1f69433

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 241331

File Name: freebsd_pkg_bab7386a582f11f097d0b42e991fc52e.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 7/3/2025

Updated: 7/3/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

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-2025-6424

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/3/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/24/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-6424

IAVA: 2025-A-0451