Firefox < 1.0.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Plugin ID 15712

Synopsis

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

Description

The installed version of Firefox is earlier than 1.0.0. Such versions have multiple vulnerabilities that could result in a denial of service, local file disclosure, or password disclosure. These vulnerabilities are due to the fact that Firefox does handle the <IMG> tag correctly.

Solution

Upgrade to Firefox 1.0.0 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 15712

File Name: mozilla_firefox_img.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 11/13/2004

Updated: 7/16/2018

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.1

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox

Required KB Items: Mozilla/Firefox/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/9/2004

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/30/2004

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-0141, CVE-2005-0143, CVE-2005-0144, CVE-2005-0145, CVE-2005-0146, CVE-2005-0147, CVE-2005-0150

BID: 11648, 12407

Detections

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