Firefox < 14.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities
critical Nessus Plugin ID 60043
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Synopsis
The remote Windows host contains a web browser that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The installed version of Firefox is earlier than 14.0 and thus, is potentially affected by the following security issues :- Several memory safety issues exist, some of which could potentially allow arbitrary code execution.
(CVE-2012-1948, CVE-2012-1949)
- An error related to drag and drop can allow incorrect URLs to be displayed. (CVE-2012-1950)
- Several memory safety issues exist related to the Gecko layout engine. (CVE-2012-1951, CVE-2012-1952, CVE-2012-1953, CVE-2012-1954)
- An error related to JavaScript functions 'history.forward' and 'history.back' can allow incorrect URLs to be displayed. (CVE-2012-1955)
- Cross-site scripting attacks are possible due to an error related to the '<embed>' tag within an RSS '<description>' element. (CVE-2012-1957)
- A use-after-free error exists related to the method 'nsGlobalWindow::PageHidden'. (CVE-2012-1958)
- An error exists that can allow 'same-compartment security wrappers' (SCSW) to be bypassed.
(CVE-2012-1959)
- An out-of-bounds read error exists related to the color management library (QCMS). (CVE-2012-1960)
- The 'X-Frames-Options' header is ignored if it is duplicated. (CVE-2012-1961)
- A memory corruption error exists related to the method 'JSDependentString::undepend'. (CVE-2012-1962)
- An error related to the 'Content Security Policy' (CSP) implementation can allow the disclosure of OAuth 2.0 access tokens and OpenID credentials. (CVE-2012-1963)
- An error exists related to the 'feed:' URL that can allow cross-site scripting attacks. (CVE-2012-1965)
- Cross-site scripting attacks are possible due to an error related to the 'data:' URL and context menus.
(CVE-2012-1966)
- An error exists related to the 'javascript:' URL that can allow scripts to run at elevated privileges outside the sandbox. (CVE-2012-1967)
Solution
Upgrade to Firefox 14.0 or later.See Also
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2012-42/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2012-43/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2012-44/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2012-45/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2012-46/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2012-47/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2012-48/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2012-49/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2012-50/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2012-51/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2012-52/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2012-53/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2012-55/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2012-56/
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 60043
File Name: mozilla_firefox_140.nasl
Version: 1.14
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 7/19/2012
Updated: 12/4/2019
Dependencies: mozilla_org_installed.nasl
Risk Information
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-1967
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 7.4
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:OF/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox
Required KB Items: Mozilla/Firefox/Version
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 7/17/2012
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/17/2012
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2012-1948, CVE-2012-1949, CVE-2012-1950, CVE-2012-1951, CVE-2012-1952, CVE-2012-1953, CVE-2012-1954, CVE-2012-1955, CVE-2012-1957, CVE-2012-1958, CVE-2012-1959, CVE-2012-1960, CVE-2012-1961, CVE-2012-1962, CVE-2012-1963, CVE-2012-1965, CVE-2012-1966, CVE-2012-1967
BID: 54572, 54573, 54574, 54575, 54576, 54577, 54578, 54579, 54580, 54582, 54583, 54584, 54585, 54586