Scientific Linux Security Update : firefox on SL7.x i686/x86_64 (2023:0812)

high Nessus Plugin ID 171654

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Scientific Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SLSA-2023:0812-1 advisory.

- Mozilla: Arbitrary memory write via PKCS 12 in NSS (CVE-2023-0767)

- Mozilla: Content security policy leak in violation reports using iframes (CVE-2023-25728)

- Mozilla: Screen hijack via browser fullscreen mode (CVE-2023-25730)

- Mozilla: Potential use-after-free from compartment mismatch in SpiderMonkey (CVE-2023-25735)

- Mozilla: Invalid downcast in SVGUtils::SetupStrokeGeometry (CVE-2023-25737)

- Mozilla: Use-after-free in mozilla::dom::ScriptLoadContext::~ScriptLoadContext (CVE-2023-25739)

- Mozilla: Fullscreen notification not shown in Firefox Focus (CVE-2023-25743)

- Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 110 and Firefox ESR 102.8 (CVE-2023-25744)

- Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox ESR 102.8 (CVE-2023-25746)

- Mozilla: Extensions could have opened external schemes without user knowledge (CVE-2023-25729)

- Mozilla: Out of bounds memory write from EncodeInputStream (CVE-2023-25732)

- Mozilla: Web Crypto ImportKey crashes tab (CVE-2023-25742)

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

Solution

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

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 171654

File Name: sl_20230220_firefox_on_SL7_x.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Scientific Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 2/20/2023

Updated: 9/4/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, 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-2023-25746

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

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/20/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/14/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-0767, CVE-2023-25728, CVE-2023-25729, CVE-2023-25730, CVE-2023-25732, CVE-2023-25735, CVE-2023-25737, CVE-2023-25739, CVE-2023-25742, CVE-2023-25743, CVE-2023-25744, CVE-2023-25746

IAVA: 2023-A-0081-S

RHSA: RHSA-2023:0812

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