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RHEL 8 : firefox (RHSA-2023:5198)
high Nessus Plugin ID 181533
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for firefox.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2023:5198 advisory.- libwebp: Heap buffer overflow in WebP Codec (CVE-2023-4863)
- libwebp: out-of-bounds write with a specially crafted WebP lossless file (CVE-2023-5129)
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 RHEL firefox package based on the guidance in RHSA-2023:5198.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?28ca0faa
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5198
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 181533
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2023-5198.nasl
Version: 1.9
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 9/18/2023
Updated: 4/29/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Critical
Score: 9.8
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Important
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 8.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-4863
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.8
Temporal Score: 8.4
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:H/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_eus:8.6, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:firefox
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/18/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/12/2023
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 10/4/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-4863, CVE-2023-5129