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Mozilla Firefox < 37.0.2 Failed Plugin Memory Corruption

high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 8744

Synopsis

The remote host has a web browser installed that is vulnerable to a use-after-free vulnerability.

Description

Versions of Mozilla Firefox earlier than 37.0.2 are affected by a use-after-free error, related to the AsyncPaintWaitEvent() method, due to a race condition caused when plugin initialization fails. A remote attacker, using a specially crafted web page, can exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.

Solution

Upgrade to Firefox 37.0.2 or later.

See Also

https://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2015-45.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 8744

Family: Web Clients

Published: 4/29/2015

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 82583, 82582

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 8.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox

Patch Publication Date: 4/20/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/20/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-0799

BID: 73905