Mozilla Firefox ESR < 60.0.2

high Nessus Plugin ID 275657

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Synopsis

A web browser installed on the remote Windows host is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The version of Firefox ESR installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 60.0.2. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the mfsa2018-14 advisory.

- A heap buffer overflow can occur in the Skia library when rasterizing paths using a maliciously crafted SVG file with anti-aliasing turned off. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. (CVE-2018-6126)

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

Solution

Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox ESR version 60.0.2 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 275657

File Name: mozilla_firefox_60_0_2_esr.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 11/18/2025

Updated: 11/18/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-6126

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox_esr

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Mozilla Firefox ESR

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/6/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/29/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-6126

IAVA: 2018-A-0160-S

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