The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2023:1445 advisory.

    Mozilla Firefox is an open-source web browser, designed for standards compliance, performance, and     portability.

    This update upgrades Firefox to version 102.9.0 ESR.

    Security Fix(es):

    * Mozilla: Incorrect code generation during JIT compilation (CVE-2023-25751)

    * Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 111 and Firefox ESR 102.9 (CVE-2023-28176)

    * Mozilla: Potential out-of-bounds when accessing throttled streams (CVE-2023-25752)

    * Mozilla: Invalid downcast in Worklets (CVE-2023-28162)

    * Mozilla: URL being dragged from a removed cross-origin iframe into the same tab triggered navigation     (CVE-2023-28164)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

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

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RHEL 8 : firefox (RHSA-2023:1445)

high Nessus Plugin ID 173319

Version 1.7