Mozilla Firefox for Android < 42.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 9019

Synopsis

The remote host has a web browser installed that is vulnerable to multiple attack vectors.

Description

Versions of Mozilla Firefox for Android earlier than 42.0 are affected by multiple vulnerabilities. These include :

- A flaw exists in 'mobile/android/chrome/content/browser.js' that is triggered when the device exits fullscreen mode. This allows a context-dependent attacker to spoof the address bar. (CVE-2015-7185)
- A flaw exists in 'mobile/android/components/HelperAppDialog.js' that is triggered when handling the 'file://' URI scheme. This may allow a context-dependent attacker to download arbitrary files or open cached profile data without the user knowing. (CVE-2015-7186)
- A flaw exists in 'mobile/android/search/java/org/mozilla/search/PostSearchFragment.java' related to the crash reporter. The issue is triggered when a registered search engine uses an Android intent to launch the program. This may allow a malicious app to gain access to local log files that may contain sensitive information or local HTML files through file: URIs. (CVE-2015-7190)
- A flaw exists in the 'IntentHelper::openNoHandler()' function in 'mobile/android/base/IntentHelper.java.' The issue is triggered when handling 'intent://' URLs during Fallback navigation. This may allow a context-dependent attacker to execute arbitrary script code in a user's browser session within the trust relationship between their browser and the server (i.e. conduct UXSS attacks). (CVE-2015-7191)

Solution

Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox 42.0 or later from the Google Play app store.

See Also

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefox/#firefox42

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2015-119

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2015-120

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2015-124

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2015-125

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1149000

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1193027

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1208520

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1208956

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 9019

Published: 12/7/2015

Updated: 3/6/2019

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox_mobile

Patch Publication Date: 11/3/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/2/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-7185, CVE-2015-7186, CVE-2015-7190, CVE-2015-7191

BID: 77412