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Mozilla Firefox < 53.0.2

high Nessus Plugin ID 275672

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Synopsis

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

Description

The version of Firefox installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is prior to 53.0.2. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the mfsa2017-14 advisory.

 - A use-after-free can occur during Buffer11 API calls within the ANGLE graphics library, used for WebGL content. This can lead to a potentially exploitable crash. Note: This issue is in <code>libGLES</code>, which is only in use on Windows. Other operating systems are not affected. (CVE-2017-5031)

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 version 53.0.2 or later.

See Also

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-14/

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 275672

File Name: macos_firefox_53_0_2.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: macosx

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: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-5031

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Mozilla Firefox

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/5/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/9/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-5031

IAVA: 2017-A-0137-S