Debian DSA-4678-1 : firefox-esr - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 136374

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Multiple security issues have been found in the Mozilla Firefox web browser, which could potentially result in the execution of arbitrary code or information disclosure.

Solution

Upgrade the firefox-esr packages.

For the oldstable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 68.8.0esr-1~deb9u1.

For the stable distribution (buster), these problems have been fixed in version 68.8.0esr-1~deb10u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 136374

File Name: debian_DSA-4678.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 5/7/2020

Updated: 3/13/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-12395

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-6831

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:firefox-esr, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/6/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/26/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-12387, CVE-2020-12392, CVE-2020-12395, CVE-2020-6831

DSA: 4678

IAVA: 2020-A-0190-S

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