Mozilla Browser < 1.7.12 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 19718

Synopsis

A web browser on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities, including arbitrary code execution.

Description

The installed version of Mozilla contains various security issues, several of which are critical as they can be easily exploited to execute arbitrary shell code on the remote host.

Solution

Upgrade to Mozilla 1.7.12 or later.

See Also

http://security-protocols.com/advisory/sp-x17-advisory.txt

http://www.nessus.org/u?11c09cbe

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2005-58/

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 19718

File Name: mozilla_1711.nasl

Version: 1.24

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 9/17/2005

Updated: 7/16/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:mozilla:mozilla_suite

Required KB Items: Mozilla/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/22/2005

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/9/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-2602, CVE-2005-2701, CVE-2005-2702, CVE-2005-2703, CVE-2005-2704, CVE-2005-2705, CVE-2005-2706, CVE-2005-2707

BID: 14526, 14916, 14917, 14918, 14919, 14920, 14921, 14923

CWE: 94