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Mozilla Firefox < 131.0.3

medium Nessus Plugin ID 208945

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Synopsis

A web browser installed on the remote Windows host is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The version of Firefox installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 131.0.3. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the mfsa2024-53 advisory.

 - When manipulating the selection node cache, an attacker may have been able to cause unexpected behavior, potentially leading to an exploitable crash. (CVE-2024-9936)

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

Solution

Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 131.0.3 or later.

See Also

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2024-53/

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 208945

File Name: mozilla_firefox_131_0_3.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 10/14/2024

Updated: 11/7/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-9936

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/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: 10/14/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/14/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-9936

IAVA: 2024-A-0663