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Firefox 3.x < 3.0.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
high Nessus Plugin ID 33522
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 :- By creating a very large number of references to a common CSS object, an attacker can overflow the CSS reference counter, causing a crash when the browser attempts to free the CSS object while still in use and allowing for arbitrary code execution (MFSA 2008-34).
- If Firefox is not already running, passing it a command-line URI with pipe ('|') symbols will open multiple tabs, which could be used to launch 'chrome:i' URIs from the command-line or to pass URIs to Firefox that would normally be handled by a vector application (MFSA 2008-35).
Solution
Upgrade to Firefox 3.0.1 or later.See Also
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2008-34/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2008-35/
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 33522
File Name: mozilla_firefox_301.nasl
Version: 1.16
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 7/17/2008
Updated: 7/16/2018
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
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: 7/15/2008