Detections
Analytics
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.x < 3.6.12 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
high Log Correlation Engine Plugin ID 801223
Synopsis
The remote host has a web browser installed that is vulnerable to a buffer overflow attack.Description
Versions of Firefox 3.6.x earlier than 3.6.12 are potentially affected by a buffer overflow vulnerability when mixing 'document.write()' and DOM insertions. (MFSA 2010-73)Solution
Upgrade to Firefox 3.6.12 or later.See Also
http://.norman.com/about_norman/press_center/news_archive/2010/129223
http://.mozilla.org/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefox36.html#firefox3.6.12
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 801223
Family: Web Clients
Published: 10/28/2010
Nessus ID: 50383
Vulnerability Information
Patch Publication Date: 10/27/2010
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/26/2010
Exploitable With
CANVAS (CANVAS)
Metasploit (Mozilla Firefox Interleaving document.write and appendChild Exploit)
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2010-3765
BID: 44425