Detections
Analytics
Mozilla Firefox ESR < 31.1
medium Nessus Plugin ID 77499
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Synopsis
A web browser installed on the remote Windows host is affected by a vulnerability.Description
The version of Firefox ESR installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 31.1. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the mfsa2014-69 advisory.- Apparent info leak caused by uninitialized memory with malformed GIFs(CVE-2014-1564) (CVE-2014-1564)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox ESR version 31.1 or later.See Also
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2014-69/
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 77499
File Name: mozilla_firefox_31_1_esr.nasl
Version: 1.10
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 9/3/2014
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: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-1564
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.5
Temporal Score: 5.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox_esr
Required KB Items: installed_sw/Mozilla Firefox ESR
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/2/2014
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/2/2014
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2014-1564