Detections
Analytics
Firefox < 2.0.0.19 / 3.0.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities
high Nessus Plugin ID 35218
Synopsis
The remote Windows host contains a web browser that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The installed version of Firefox is earlier than 2.0.0.19. Such versions are potentially affected by the following security issues :- There are several stability bugs in the browser engine that may lead to crashes with evidence of memory corruption. (MFSA 2008-60)
- XBL bindings can be used to read data from other domains. (MFSA 2008-61)
- The feed preview still allows for JavaScript privilege escalation. (MFSA 2008-62)
- Sensitive data may be disclosed in an XHR response when an XMLHttpRequest is made to a same-origin resource, which 302 redirects to a resource in a different domain. (MFSA 2008-64)
- A website may be able to access a limited amount of data from a different domain by loading a same-domain JavaScript URL which redirects to an off-domain target resource containing data which is not parsable as JavaScript. (MFSA 2008-65)
- Errors arise when parsing URLs with leading whitespace and control characters. (MFSA 2008-66)
- An escaped null byte is ignored by the CSS parser and treated as if it was not present in the CSS input string. (MFSA 2008-67)
- Cross-site scripting and JavaScript privilege escalation are possible. (MFSA 2008-68)
- Cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in SessionStore may allow for violating the browser's same-origin policy and performing an XSS attack or running arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges. (MFSA 2008-69)
- Creating a Select object with a very large length can result in memory exhaustion, causing a denial of service. (CVE-2009-2535)
Note that Mozilla is not planning further security / stability updates for Firefox 2.
Solution
Upgrade to Firefox 2.0.0.19 / 3.0.5 or later.See Also
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2008-60/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2008-61/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2008-62/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2008-64/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2008-65/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2008-66/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2008-67/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2008-68/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2008-69/
https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504969/100/0/threaded
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 35218
File Name: mozilla_firefox_20019.nasl
Version: 1.17
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 12/17/2008
Updated: 11/15/2018
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
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: 12/16/2008
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-5500, CVE-2008-5503, CVE-2008-5504, CVE-2008-5506, CVE-2008-5507, CVE-2008-5508, CVE-2008-5510, CVE-2008-5511, CVE-2008-5512, CVE-2008-5513, CVE-2009-2535