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Mozilla Firefox < 1.5.0.7

high Nessus Plugin ID 279233

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Synopsis

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

Description

The version of Firefox installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is prior to 1.5.0.7. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the mfsa2006-57 advisory.

 - https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/showbug.cgi?id=346794CVE-2006-4566 (CVE-2006-4566)

 - https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/showbug.cgi?id=346090CVE-2006-4565 (CVE-2006-4565)

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 1.5.0.7 or later.

See Also

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2006-57/

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 279233

File Name: macos_firefox_1_5_0_7.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 12/18/2025

Updated: 12/18/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2006-4565

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2006-4566

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Mozilla Firefox

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/14/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/14/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-4565, CVE-2006-4566