Detections
Analytics
Mozilla Firefox ESR < 31.3
medium Nessus Plugin ID 79664
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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 31.3. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the mfsa2014-90 advisory.- jemalloc poisoning plus Apple uninitialized variable usage triggers keylogging in /tmp/ on OSX 10.10(CVE-2014-1595) (CVE-2014-1595)
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 31.3 or later.See Also
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2014-90/
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 79664
File Name: mozilla_firefox_31_3_esr.nasl
Version: 1.11
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 12/2/2014
Updated: 12/18/2025
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 2.1
Temporal Score: 1.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-1595
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.5
Temporal Score: 4.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox_esr
Required KB Items: installed_sw/Mozilla Firefox ESR
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 12/2/2014
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/2/2014
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2014-1595