Mozilla Firefox ESR < 38.2

high Nessus Plugin ID 85385

Synopsis

A web browser installed on the remote Windows host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of Firefox ESR installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 38.2. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the mfsa2015-83 advisory.

- crash in [@ stagefright::SampleTable::isValid() ] with h264 mp4(CVE-2015-4480) (CVE-2015-4480)

- MPEG4 saio Chunk Integer Overflow (libstagefright)(CVE-2015-4479) (CVE-2015-4479)

- Stagefright: heap-buffer-overflow crash [@stagefright::ESDS::parseESDescriptor](CVE-2015-4493) (CVE-2015-4493)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox ESR version 38.2 or later.

See Also

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2015-83/

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 85385

File Name: mozilla_firefox_38_2_esr.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 8/13/2015

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: 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-2015-4479

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-4480

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: 8/11/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/11/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-4479, CVE-2015-4480, CVE-2015-4493

BID: 76294, 76297