Firefox 3.6.x < 3.6.26 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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VPR Score: 8.9
Synopsis
The remote Windows host contains a web browser that is potentially affected by several vulnerabilities.Description
The installed version of Firefox 3.6.x is earlier than 3.6.26 and is, therefore, potentially affected by the following security issues :- A use-after-free error exists related to removed nsDOMAttribute child nodes.(CVE-2011-3659)
- The IPv6 literal syntax in web addresses is not being properly enforced. (CVE-2011-3670)
- Various memory safety issues exist. (CVE-2012-0442)
- Memory corruption errors exist related to the decoding of Ogg Vorbis files and processing of malformed XSLT stylesheets. (CVE-2012-0444, CVE-2012-0449)
Solution
Upgrade to Firefox 3.6.26 or later.See Also
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2012-01/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2012-02/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2012-04/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2012-07/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2012-08/
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-12-059/
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 57769
File Name: mozilla_firefox_3626.nasl
Version: 1.22
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 2/1/2012
Updated: 11/15/2018
Dependencies: 20862
Risk Information
Risk Factor: High
VPR Score: 8.9
CVSS v2.0
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 8.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Temporal Vector: CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Required KB Items: Mozilla/Firefox/Version
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/31/2012
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/31/2012
Exploitable With
CANVAS (White_Phosphorus)
Metasploit (Firefox 8/9 AttributeChildRemoved() Use-After-Free)
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2011-3659, CVE-2011-3670, CVE-2012-0442, CVE-2012-0444, CVE-2012-0449