Firefox < 2.0.0.10 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Log Correlation Engine Plugin ID 800768

Synopsis

The remote Windows host contains a web browser that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The installed version of Firefox is affected by various security issues :

- Three bugs that can result in crashes with traces of memory corruption
- A cross-site scripting vulnerability involving support for the 'jar:' URI scheme
- A timing issue when setting the 'window.location' property that could be leveraged to conduct cross-site request forgery attacks.

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.0.0.10 or higher.

See Also

http://www.mozilla.org

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2007/mfsa2007-37.html

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2007/mfsa2007-38.html

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2007/mfsa2007-39.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 800768

Family: Web Clients

Nessus ID: 28329

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-5947, CVE-2007-5959, CVE-2007-5960

BID: 26589, 26593