Mozilla Firefox < 124.0.1

critical Nessus Plugin ID 192470

Synopsis

A web browser installed on the remote Windows host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of Firefox installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 124.0.1. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the mfsa2024-15 advisory.

- An attacker was able to perform an out-of-bounds read or write on a JavaScript object by fooling range- based bounds check elimination. (CVE-2024-29943)

- An attacker was able to inject an event handler into a privileged object that would allow arbitrary JavaScript execution in the parent process. Note: This vulnerability affects Desktop Firefox only, it does not affect mobile versions of Firefox. (CVE-2024-29944)

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

Solution

Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 124.0.1 or later.

See Also

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2024-15/

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 192470

File Name: mozilla_firefox_124_0_1.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 3/22/2024

Updated: 6/18/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-29943

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox

Required KB Items: Mozilla/Firefox/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/22/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/22/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-29943, CVE-2024-29944

IAVA: 2024-A-0245-S