Firefox < 2.0.0.18 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 34766

Synopsis

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

Description

The installed version of Firefox is earlier than 2.0.0.18. Such versions are potentially affected by the following security issues :

- Locally saved '.url' shortcut files can be used to read information stored in the local cache. (MFSA 2008-47)

- The canvas element can be used in conjunction with an HTTP redirect to bypass same-origin restrictions and gain access to the content in arbitrary images from other domains. (MFSA 2008-48)

- Arbitrary code execution is possible via Flash Player dynamic module unloading. (MFSA 2008-49)

- By tampering with the window.__proto__.__proto__ object, one can cause the browser to place a lock on a non- native object, leading to a crash and possible code execution. (MFSA 2008-50)

- There are several stability bugs in the browser engine that may lead to crashes with evidence of memory corruption. (MFSA 2008-52)

- The browser's session restore feature can be used to violate the same-origin policy and run JavaScript in the context of another site. (MFSA 2008-53)

- There is a buffer overflow that can be triggered by sending a specially crafted 200 header line in the HTTP index response. (MFSA 2008-54)

- Crashes and remote code execution in nsFrameManager are possible by modifying certain properties of a file input element before it has finished initializing.
(MFSA 2008-55)

- The same-origin check in 'nsXMLHttpRequest::NotifyEventListeners()' can be bypassed. (MFSA 2008-56)

- The '-moz-binding' CSS property can be used to bypass security checks which validate codebase principals.
(MFSA 2008-57)

- There is an error in the method used to parse the default namespace in an E4X document caused by quote characters in the namespace not being properly escaped.
(MFSA 2008-58)

Solution

Upgrade to Firefox 2.0.0.18 or later.

See Also

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2008-47/

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2008-48/

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2008-49/

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2008-50/

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2008-52/

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2008-53/

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2008-54/

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2008-55/

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2008-56/

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2008-57/

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2008-58/

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 34766

File Name: mozilla_firefox_20018.nasl

Version: 1.20

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 11/13/2008

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: 6.1

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 7.3

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 Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/12/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-0017, CVE-2008-4582, CVE-2008-5012, CVE-2008-5013, CVE-2008-5014, CVE-2008-5016, CVE-2008-5017, CVE-2008-5018, CVE-2008-5019, CVE-2008-5021, CVE-2008-5022, CVE-2008-5023, CVE-2008-5024, CVE-2008-5052

BID: 31747, 32281, 32351

CWE: 119, 189, 20, 200, 264, 287, 399, 79, 94

Secunia: 32693