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Firefox ESR 17.x < 17.0.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities
critical Nessus Plugin ID 69992
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Synopsis
The remote Windows host contains a web browser that is potentially affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The installed version of Firefox ESR 17.x is earlier than 17.0.9, and is, therefore, potentially affected by the following vulnerabilities :- Memory issues exist in the browser engine that could allow for denial of service or arbitrary code execution.
(CVE-2013-1718, CVE-2013-1719)
- Multiple use-after-free problems exist that could result in denial of service attacks or arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2013-1735, CVE-2013-1736)
- A buffer overflow is possible because of an issue with multi-column layouts. (CVE-2013-1732)
- A JavaScript compartment mismatch could result in a denial of service or arbitrary code execution.
Versions of Firefox 20 or greater are not susceptible to the arbitrary code execution mentioned above.
(CVE-2013-1730)
- Incorrect scope handling for JavaScript objects with compartments could result in denial of service or possibly arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2013-1725)
- An object is not properly identified during use of user-defined getter methods on DOM proxies. This could result in access restrictions being bypassed.
(CVE-2013-1737)
Solution
Upgrade to Firefox 17.0.9 ESR or later.See Also
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2013-76/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2013-82/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2013-88/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2013-89/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2013-90/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2013-91/
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 69992
File Name: mozilla_firefox_1709_esr.nasl
Version: 1.9
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 9/19/2013
Updated: 11/27/2019
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: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 7.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2013-1736
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox_esr
Required KB Items: Mozilla/Firefox/Version
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/17/2013
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/17/2013
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2013-1718, CVE-2013-1719, CVE-2013-1725, CVE-2013-1730, CVE-2013-1732, CVE-2013-1735, CVE-2013-1736, CVE-2013-1737