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Slackware Linux 15.0 mozilla-firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities (SSA:2022-249-01)

high Nessus Plugin ID 164795

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Synopsis

The remote Slackware Linux host is missing a security update to mozilla-firefox.

Description

The version of mozilla-firefox installed on the remote host is prior to 102.2.0esr. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SSA:2022-249-01 advisory.

 - Mozilla: Cross-origin XSLT Documents would have inherited the parent's permissions (CVE-2022-38473)

 - A data race could occur in the <code>PK11ChangePW</code> function, potentially leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. In Thunderbird, this lock protected the data when a user changed their master password.
 (CVE-2022-38476)

 - Mozilla developer Nika Layzell and the Mozilla Fuzzing Team reported memory safety bugs present in Thunderbird 102.1. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-38477)

 - Members the Mozilla Fuzzing Team reported memory safety bugs present in Thunderbird 102.1 and Thunderbird 91.12. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-38478)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the affected mozilla-firefox package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 164795

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2022-249-01.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Published: 9/7/2022

Updated: 1/2/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-38478

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:slackware:slackware_linux:mozilla-firefox, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:15.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Slackware/release, Host/Slackware/packages

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/23/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-38473, CVE-2022-38476, CVE-2022-38477, CVE-2022-38478