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Scientific Linux Security Update : firefox on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20200924)

high Nessus Plugin ID 141104

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Synopsis

The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Security Fix(es) :

 - Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 81 and Firefox ESR 78.3 (CVE-2020-15673)

 - Mozilla: XSS when pasting attacker-controlled data into a contenteditable element (CVE-2020-15676)

 - Mozilla: Download origin spoofing via redirect (CVE-2020-15677)

 - Mozilla: When recursing through layers while scrolling, an iterator may have become invalid, resulting in a potential use-after-free scenario (CVE-2020-15678)

Solution

Update the affected firefox and / or firefox-debuginfo packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?bbc251e1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 141104

File Name: sl_20200924_firefox_on_SL6_x.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/1/2020

Updated: 2/16/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-15678

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:firefox, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:firefox-debuginfo, x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/24/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/1/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-15673, CVE-2020-15676, CVE-2020-15677, CVE-2020-15678

IAVA: 2020-A-0435-S