The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2014:0310 advisory.

    Mozilla Firefox is an open source web browser. XULRunner provides the XUL     Runtime environment for Mozilla Firefox.

    Several flaws were found in the processing of malformed web content. A web     page containing malicious content could cause Firefox to crash or,     potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running     Firefox. (CVE-2014-1493, CVE-2014-1510, CVE-2014-1511, CVE-2014-1512,     CVE-2014-1513, CVE-2014-1514)

    Several information disclosure flaws were found in the way Firefox     processed malformed web content. An attacker could use these flaws to gain     access to sensitive information such as cross-domain content or protected     memory addresses or, potentially, cause Firefox to crash. (CVE-2014-1497,     CVE-2014-1508, CVE-2014-1505)

    A memory corruption flaw was found in the way Firefox rendered certain PDF     files. An attacker able to trick a user into installing a malicious     extension could use this flaw to crash Firefox or, potentially, execute     arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Firefox.
    (CVE-2014-1509)

    Red Hat would like to thank the Mozilla project for reporting these issues.
    Upstream acknowledges Benoit Jacob, Olli Pettay, Jan Varga, Jan de Mooij,     Jesse Ruderman, Dan Gohman, Christoph Diehl, Atte Kettunen, Tyson Smith,     Jesse Schwartzentruber, John Thomson, Robert O'Callahan, Mariusz Mlynski,     Jri Aedla, George Hotz, and the security research firm VUPEN as the     original reporters of these issues.

    For technical details regarding these flaws, refer to the Mozilla security     advisories for Firefox 24.4.0 ESR. You can find a link to the Mozilla     advisories in the References section of this erratum.

    All Firefox users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain     Firefox version 24.4.0 ESR, which corrects these issues. After installing     the update, Firefox must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

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 installed version of Firefox ESR 24.x is prior to 24.4 and is, therefore, potentially affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - Memory issues exist that could lead to arbitrary code     execution. (CVE-2014-1493, CVE-2014-1494)

  - A flaw exists in the checkHandshake() function due to     improper validation of user-supplied input. An     unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to     corrupt memory, resulting in the execution of arbitrary     code. (CVE-2014-1495)     
  - An issue exists where extracted files for updates are     not read-only while updating.  An attacker may be able     to modify these extracted files resulting in privilege     escalation. (CVE-2014-1496)

  - An out-of-bounds read error exists when decoding WAV     format audio files that could lead to a denial of     service attack or information disclosure.
    (CVE-2014-1497)

  - An out-of-bounds read error exists when polygons are     rendered in 'MathML' that could lead to information     disclosure. (CVE-2014-1508)

  - A memory corruption issue exists in the Cairo graphics     library when rendering a PDF file that could lead to     arbitrary code execution or a denial of service attack.
    (CVE-2014-1509)

  - An issue exists in the SVG filters and the     feDisplacementMap element that could lead to     information disclosure via timing attacks.
    (CVE-2014-1505)

  - An issue exists that could allow malicious websites to     load chrome-privileged pages when JavaScript     implemented WebIDL calls the 'window.open()' function,     which could result in arbitrary code execution.
    (CVE-2014-1510)

  - An issue exists that could allow a malicious website to     bypass the pop-up blocker. (CVE-2014-1511)

  - A use-after-free memory issue exists in 'TypeObjects'     in the JavaScript engine during Garbage Collection     that could lead to arbitrary code execution.
    (CVE-2014-1512)

  - An out-of-bounds write error exists due to     'TypedArrayObject' improperly handling 'ArrayBuffer'     objects that could result in arbitrary code execution.
    (CVE-2014-1513)

  - An out-of-bounds write error exists when copying values     from one array to another that could result in arbitrary     code execution. (CVE-2014-1514)

The installed version of Thunderbird is a version prior to 24.4 and is, therefore, potentially affected the following vulnerabilities:

  - Memory issues exist that could lead to arbitrary code     execution. (CVE-2014-1493, CVE-2014-1494)

  - An issue exists where extracted files for updates are     not read-only while updating.  An attacker may be able     to modify these extracted files resulting in privilege     escalation. (CVE-2014-1496)

  - An out-of-bounds read error exists when decoding WAV     format audio files that could lead to a denial of     service attack or information disclosure.
    (CVE-2014-1497)

  - An out-of-bounds read error exists when polygons are     rendered in 'MathML' that could lead to information     disclosure. (CVE-2014-1508)

  - A memory corruption issue exists in the Cairo graphics     library when rendering a PDF file that could lead to     arbitrary code execution or a denial of service attack.
    (CVE-2014-1509)

  - An issue exists in the SVG filters and the     feDisplacementMap element that could lead to     information disclosure via timing attacks.
    (CVE-2014-1505)

  - An issue exists that could allow malicious websites to     load chrome-privileged pages when JavaScript     implemented WebIDL calls the 'window.open()' function,     which could result in arbitrary code execution.
    (CVE-2014-1510)

  - An issue exists that could allow a malicious website to     bypass the pop-up blocker. (CVE-2014-1511)

  - A use-after-free memory issue exists in 'TypeObjects'     in the JavaScript engine during Garbage Collection     that could lead to arbitrary code execution.
    (CVE-2014-1512)

  - An out-of-bounds write error exists due to     'TypedArrayObject' improperly handling 'ArrayBuffer'     objects that could result in arbitrary code execution.
    (CVE-2014-1513)

  - An out-of-bounds write error exists when copying values     from one array to another that could result in arbitrary     code execution. (CVE-2014-1514)

Several flaws were found in the processing of malformed web content. A web page containing malicious content could cause Firefox to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Firefox. (CVE-2014-1493, CVE-2014-1510, CVE-2014-1511, CVE-2014-1512, CVE-2014-1513, CVE-2014-1514)

Several information disclosure flaws were found in the way Firefox processed malformed web content. An attacker could use these flaws to gain access to sensitive information such as cross-domain content or protected memory addresses or, potentially, cause Firefox to crash.
(CVE-2014-1497, CVE-2014-1508, CVE-2014-1505)

A memory corruption flaw was found in the way Firefox rendered certain PDF files. An attacker able to trick a user into installing a malicious extension could use this flaw to crash Firefox or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Firefox. (CVE-2014-1509)

After installing the update, Firefox must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

Mozilla Thunderbird was updated to 24.4.0. Mozilla SeaMonkey was updated to 2.25.

  - MFSA 2014-15/CVE-2014-1493/CVE-2014-1494 Miscellaneous     memory safety hazards

  - MFSA 2014-17/CVE-2014-1497 (bmo#966311) Out of bounds     read during WAV file decoding

  - MFSA 2014-18/CVE-2014-1498 (bmo#935618)     crypto.generateCRMFRequest does not validate type of key

  - MFSA 2014-19/CVE-2014-1499 (bmo#961512) Spoofing attack     on WebRTC permission prompt

  - MFSA 2014-20/CVE-2014-1500 (bmo#956524) onbeforeunload     and JavaScript navigation DOS

  - MFSA 2014-22/CVE-2014-1502 (bmo#972622) WebGL content     injection from one domain to rendering in another

  - MFSA 2014-23/CVE-2014-1504 (bmo#911547) Content Security     Policy for data: documents not preserved by session     restore

  - MFSA 2014-26/CVE-2014-1508 (bmo#963198) Information     disclosure through polygon rendering in MathML

  - MFSA 2014-27/CVE-2014-1509 (bmo#966021) Memory     corruption in Cairo during PDF font rendering

  - MFSA 2014-28/CVE-2014-1505 (bmo#941887) SVG filters     information disclosure through feDisplacementMap

  - MFSA 2014-29/CVE-2014-1510/CVE-2014-1511 (bmo#982906,     bmo#982909) Privilege escalation using     WebIDL-implemented APIs

  - MFSA 2014-30/CVE-2014-1512 (bmo#982957) Use-after-free     in TypeObject

  - MFSA 2014-31/CVE-2014-1513 (bmo#982974) Out-of-bounds     read/write through neutering ArrayBuffer objects

  - MFSA 2014-32/CVE-2014-1514 (bmo#983344) Out-of-bounds     write through TypedArrayObject after neutering

The remote Oracle Linux 5 / 6 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2014-0310 advisory.

    [24.4.0-1.0.1]
    - Add firefox-oracle-default-prefs.js and remove the corresponding Red Hat one
    - Build with nspr-devel >= 4.10.0 to fix build failure

    [24.4.0-1]
    - Update to 24.4.0 ESR

    [24.3.0-4]
    - Fixed rhbz#1070467 - Enable Add Ons by default in Firefox

    [24.3.0-3]
    - Fixed rhbz#1054832 - Firefox does not support Camellia cipher

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle 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.

Mozilla Firefox was updated to 24.4.0ESR release, fixing various security issues and bugs :

  - Mozilla developers and community identified identified     and fixed several memory safety bugs in the browser     engine used in Firefox and other Mozilla-based products.
    Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption     under certain circumstances, and we presume that with     enough effort at least some of these could be exploited     to run arbitrary code. (MFSA 2014-15)

  - Benoit Jacob, Olli Pettay, Jan Varga, Jan de Mooij,     Jesse Ruderman, Dan Gohman, and Christoph Diehl reported     memory safety problems and crashes that affect Firefox     ESR 24.3 and Firefox 27. (CVE-2014-1493)

  - Gregor Wagner, Olli Pettay, Gary Kwong, Jesse Ruderman,     Luke Wagner, Rob Fletcher, and Makoto Kato reported     memory safety problems and crashes that affect Firefox     27. (CVE-2014-1494)

  - Security researcher Ash reported an issue where the     extracted files for updates to existing files are not     read only during the update process. This allows for the     potential replacement or modification of these files     during the update process if a malicious application is     present on the local system. (MFSA 2014-16 /     CVE-2014-1496)

  - Security researcher Atte Kettunen from OUSPG reported an     out of bounds read during the decoding of WAV format     audio files for playback. This could allow web content     access to heap data as well as causing a crash. (MFSA     2014-17 / CVE-2014-1497)

  - Mozilla developer David Keeler reported that the     crypto.generateCRFMRequest method did not correctly     validate the key type of the KeyParams argument when     generating ec-dual-use requests. This could lead to a     crash and a denial of service (DOS) attack. (MFSA     2014-18 / CVE-2014-1498)

  - Mozilla developer Ehsan Akhgari reported a spoofing     attack where the permission prompt for a WebRTC session     can appear to be from a different site than its actual     originating site if a timed navigation occurs during the     prompt generation. This allows an attacker to     potentially gain access to the webcam or microphone by     masquerading as another site and gaining user permission     through spoofing. (MFSA 2014-19 / CVE-2014-1499)

  - Security researchers Tim Philipp Schaefers and Sebastian     Neef, the team of Internetwache.org, reported a     mechanism using JavaScript onbeforeunload events with     page navigation to prevent users from closing a     malicious page's tab and causing the browser to become     unresponsive. This allows for a denial of service (DOS)     attack due to resource consumption and blocks the     ability of users to exit the application. (MFSA 2014-20     / CVE-2014-1500)

  - Security researcher Alex Infuehr reported that on     Firefox for Android it is possible to open links to     local files from web content by selecting 'Open Link in     New Tab' from the context menu using the file: protocol.
    The web content would have to know the precise location     of a malicious local file in order to exploit this     issue. This issue does not affect Firefox on non-Android     systems. (MFSA 2014-21 / CVE-2014-1501)

  - Mozilla developer Jeff Gilbert discovered a mechanism     where a malicious site with WebGL content could inject     content from its context to that of another site's WebGL     context, causing the second site to replace textures and     similar content. This cannot be used to steal data but     could be used to render arbitrary content in these     limited circumstances. (MFSA 2014-22 / CVE-2014-1502)

  - Security researcher Nicolas Golubovic reported that the     Content Security Policy (CSP) of data: documents was not     saved as part of session restore. If an attacker     convinced a victim to open a document from a data: URL     injected onto a page, this can lead to a Cross-Site     Scripting (XSS) attack. The target page may have a     strict CSP that protects against this XSS attack, but if     the attacker induces a browser crash with another bug,     an XSS attack would occur during session restoration,     bypassing the CSP on the site. (MFSA 2014-23 /     CVE-2014-1504)

  - Security researcher Tyson Smith and Jesse     Schwartzentruber of the BlackBerry Security Automated     Analysis Team used the Address Sanitizer tool while     fuzzing to discover an out-of-bounds read during polygon     rendering in MathML. This can allow web content to     potentially read protected memory addresses. In     combination with previous techniques used for SVG timing     attacks, this could allow for text values to be read     across domains, leading to information disclosure. (MFSA     2014-26 / CVE-2014-1508)

  - Security researcher John Thomson discovered a memory     corruption in the Cairo graphics library during font     rendering of a PDF file for display. This memory     corruption leads to a potentially exploitable crash and     to a denial of service (DOS). This issues is not able to     be triggered in a default configuration and would     require a malicious extension to be installed. (MFSA     2014-27 / CVE-2014-1509)

  - Mozilla developer Robert O'Callahan reported a mechanism     for timing attacks involving SVG filters and     displacements input to feDisplacementMap. This allows     displacements to potentially be correlated with values     derived from content. This is similar to the previously     reported techniques used for SVG timing attacks and     could allow for text values to be read across domains,     leading to information disclosure. (MFSA 2014-28 /     CVE-2014-1505)

  - Security researcher Mariusz Mlynski, via TippingPoint's     Pwn2Own contest, reported that it is possible for     untrusted web content to load a chrome-privileged page     by getting JavaScript-implemented WebIDL to call     window.open(). A second bug allowed the bypassing of the     popup-blocker without user interaction. Combined these     two bugs allow an attacker to load a JavaScript URL that     is executed with the full privileges of the browser,     which allows arbitrary code execution. (MFSA 2014-29 /     CVE-2014-1510 / CVE-2014-1511)

  - Security research firm VUPEN, via TippingPoint's Pwn2Own     contest, reported that memory pressure during Garbage     Collection could lead to memory corruption of     TypeObjects in the JS engine, resulting in an     exploitable use-after-free condition. (MFSA 2014-30 /     CVE-2014-1512)

  - Security researcher Jueri Aedla, via TippingPoint's     Pwn2Own contest, reported that TypedArrayObject does not     handle the case where ArrayBuffer objects are neutered,     setting their length to zero while still in use. This     leads to out-of-bounds reads and writes into the     JavaScript heap, allowing for arbitrary code execution.
    (MFSA 2014-31 / CVE-2014-1513)

  - Security researcher George Hotz, via TippingPoint's     Pwn2Own contest, discovered an issue where values are     copied from an array into a second, neutered array. This     allows for an out-of-bounds write into memory, causing     an exploitable crash leading to arbitrary code     execution. (MFSA 2014-32 / CVE-2014-1514)

Multiple security issues have been found in Icedove, Debian's version of the Mozilla Thunderbird mail and news client. Multiple memory safety errors, out of bound reads, use-after-frees and other implementation errors may lead to the execution of arbitrary code, information disclosure or denial of service.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
73090	RHEL 6 : firefox (RHSA-2014:0310)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	3/19/2014	4/15/2025	critical
73095	Firefox ESR 24.x < 24.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	3/19/2014	3/3/2026	high
73100	Mozilla Thunderbird < 24.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Windows	3/19/2014	7/16/2018	high
73114	Scientific Linux Security Update : firefox on SL5.x, SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20140318)	Nessus	Scientific Linux Local Security Checks	3/20/2014	1/14/2021	high
75333	openSUSE Security Update : MozillaThunderbird / seamonkey (openSUSE-SU-2014:0584-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	6/13/2014	1/19/2021	high
73088	Oracle Linux 5 / 6 : firefox (ELSA-2014-0310)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	3/19/2014	4/29/2025	critical
73147	SuSE 11.3 Security Update : MozillaFirefox (SAT Patch Number 9049)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	3/22/2014	1/19/2021	high
73657	Debian DSA-2911-1 : icedove - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	4/23/2014	1/11/2021	high

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