Firefox < 2.0.0.10 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 28329

Synopsis

The remote Windows host contains a web browser that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The installed version of Firefox is affected by various security issues :

- Three bugs that can result in crashes with traces of memory corruption

- A cross-site scripting vulnerability involving support for the 'jar:' URI scheme

- A timing issue when setting the 'window.location' property that could be leveraged to conduct cross-site request forgery attacks.

Solution

Upgrade to Firefox 2.0.0.10 or later.

See Also

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2007-37/

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2007-38/

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2007-39/

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 28329

File Name: mozilla_firefox_20010.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 11/27/2007

Updated: 7/16/2018

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

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:firefox

Required KB Items: Mozilla/Firefox/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/26/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/9/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-5947, CVE-2007-5959, CVE-2007-5960

BID: 26385, 26589, 26593

CWE: 22, 79