Ubuntu 12.04 LTS / 14.04 LTS / 14.10 : firefox vulnerabilities (USN-2538-1)
high Nessus Plugin ID 82022
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Synopsis
The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch.Description
A flaw was discovered in the implementation of typed array bounds checking in the JavaScript just-in-time compilation. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacked could exploit this to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2015-0817)Mariusz Mlynski discovered a flaw in the processing of SVG format content navigation. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could exploit this to run arbitrary script in a privileged context. (CVE-2015-0818).
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Solution
Update the affected firefox package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 82022
File Name: ubuntu_USN-2538-1.nasl
Version: 1.11
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Published: 3/24/2015
Updated: 1/19/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 5.5
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:OF/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:firefox, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10
Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/22/2015
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/23/2015
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2015-0817, CVE-2015-0818
USN: 2538-1