The remote Ubuntu 20.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-6862-1 advisory.

    Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked into opening a specially     crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, obtain     sensitive information across domains, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-5689, CVE-2024-5690,     CVE-2024-5691, CVE-2024-5693, CVE-2024-5697, CVE-2024-5698, CVE-2024-5699, CVE-2024-5700, CVE-2024-5701)

    Lukas Bernhard discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory during garbage collection. An     attacker could potentially exploit this issue to cause a denial of service, or

    execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-5688)

    Lukas Bernhard discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory in the JavaScript engine. An     attacker could potentially exploit this issue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2024-5694)

    Irvan Kurniawan discovered that Firefox did not properly handle certain allocations in the probabilistic     heap checker. An attacker could

    potentially exploit this issue to cause a denial of service.

    (CVE-2024-5695)

    Irvan Kurniawan discovered that Firefox did not properly handle certain text fragments in input tags. An     attacker could potentially exploit this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2024-5696)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

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

The remote Fedora 40 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2024-4a22a9cd11 advisory.

    Update to latest upstream version.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

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

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2024:3953 advisory.

    Mozilla Firefox is an open-source web browser, designed for standards compliance, performance, and     portability.

    This update upgrades Firefox to version 115.12.0 ESR.

    Security Fix(es):

    * firefox: Use-after-free in networking (CVE-2024-5702)

    * firefox: Use-after-free in JavaScript object transplant (CVE-2024-5688)

    * firefox: External protocol handlers leaked by timing attack (CVE-2024-5690)

    * firefox:  Sandboxed iframes were able to bypass sandbox restrictions to open a new window     (CVE-2024-5691)

    * firefox: Cross-Origin Image leak via Offscreen Canvas (CVE-2024-5693)

    * firefox: Memory Corruption in Text Fragments (CVE-2024-5696)

    * firefox: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 127, Firefox ESR 115.12, and Thunderbird 115.12     (CVE-2024-5700)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

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

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 / openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2024:2061-1 advisory.

    - Update to version 115.12.0 ESR (bsc#1226027)
    - CVE-2024-5702: Use-after-free in networking
    - CVE-2024-5688: Use-after-free in JavaScript object transplant
    - CVE-2024-5690: External protocol handlers leaked by timing attack
    - CVE-2024-5691: Sandboxed iframes were able to bypass sandbox restrictions to open a new window
    - CVE-2024-5692: Bypass of file name restrictions during saving
    - CVE-2024-5693: Cross-Origin Image leak via Offscreen Canvas
    - CVE-2024-5696: Memory Corruption in Text Fragments
    - CVE-2024-5700: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 127, Firefox ESR 115.12, and Thunderbird 115.12

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

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

The remote Rocky Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RLSA-2024:3955 advisory.

    * firefox: Use-after-free in networking (CVE-2024-5702)

    * firefox: Use-after-free in JavaScript object transplant (CVE-2024-5688)

    * firefox: External protocol handlers leaked by timing attack (CVE-2024-5690)

    * firefox:  Sandboxed iframes were able to bypass sandbox restrictions to open a new window     (CVE-2024-5691)

    * firefox: Cross-Origin Image leak via Offscreen Canvas (CVE-2024-5693)

    * firefox: Memory Corruption in Text Fragments (CVE-2024-5696)

    * firefox: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 127, Firefox ESR 115.12, and Thunderbird 115.12     (CVE-2024-5700)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Rocky Linux security advisory.

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

The remote Rocky Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RLSA-2024:4002 advisory.

    * thunderbird: Use-after-free in networking (CVE-2024-5702)

    * thunderbird: Use-after-free in JavaScript object transplant (CVE-2024-5688)

    * thunderbird: External protocol handlers leaked by timing attack (CVE-2024-5690)

    * thunderbird:  Sandboxed iframes were able to bypass sandbox restrictions to open a new window     (CVE-2024-5691)

    * thunderbird: Cross-Origin Image leak via Offscreen Canvas (CVE-2024-5693)

    * thunderbird: Memory Corruption in Text Fragments (CVE-2024-5696)

    * thunderbird: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 127, Firefox ESR 115.12, and Thunderbird 115.12     (CVE-2024-5700)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Rocky Linux security advisory.

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

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
201338	Ubuntu 20.04 LTS : Firefox vulnerabilities (USN-6862-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	7/3/2024	4/7/2025	critical
200378	Fedora 40 : firefox (2024-4a22a9cd11)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	6/12/2024	3/28/2025	critical
200659	RHEL 8 : firefox (RHSA-2024:3953)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	6/17/2024	4/7/2025	medium
200718	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : MozillaFirefox (SUSE-SU-2024:2061-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	6/19/2024	3/28/2025	medium
201240	Rocky Linux 9 : firefox (RLSA-2024:3955)	Nessus	Rocky Linux Local Security Checks	7/2/2024	4/7/2025	medium
201251	Rocky Linux 9 : thunderbird (RLSA-2024:4002)	Nessus	Rocky Linux Local Security Checks	7/2/2024	4/7/2025	medium

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