Firefox ESR 31.x < 31.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 77494

Synopsis

The remote Mac OS X host contains a web browser that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of Firefox ESR 31.x installed on the remote Mac OS X host is prior to 31.1. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerabilities :

- Multiple memory safety flaws exist within the browser engine. Exploiting these, an attacker can cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2014-1553, CVE-2014-1562)

- A use-after-free vulnerability exists due to improper cycle collection when processing animated SVG content.
A remote attacker can exploit this to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2014-1563)

- Memory is not properly initialized during GIF rendering.
Using a specially crafted web script, a remote attacker can exploit this to acquire sensitive information from the process memory. (CVE-2014-1564)

- The Web Audio API contains a flaw where audio timelines are properly created. Using specially crafted API calls, a remote attacker can exploit this to acquire sensitive information from the process memory or cause a denial of service. (CVE-2014-1565)

- A use-after-free vulnerability exists due to improper handling of text layout in directionality resolution.
A remote attacker can exploit this to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2014-1567)

Solution

Upgrade to Firefox ESR 31.1 or later.

See Also

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533357/30/0/threaded

https://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-67.html

https://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-68.html

https://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-69.html

https://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-70.html

https://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-72.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 77494

File Name: macosx_firefox_31_1_esr.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 9/3/2014

Updated: 11/25/2019

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-1563

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox_esr

Required KB Items: MacOSX/Firefox/Installed

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/2/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/2/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-1553, CVE-2014-1562, CVE-2014-1563, CVE-2014-1564, CVE-2014-1565, CVE-2014-1567

BID: 69519, 69520, 69521, 69523, 69524, 69525