Firefox 3.5.x < 3.5.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 40931

Synopsis

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

Description

The installed version of Firefox 3.5 is earlier than 3.5.3. Such versions are potentially affected by the following security issues :

- Multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities could potentially allow arbitrary code execution. (MFSA 2009-47)

- The columns of a XUL tree element can manipulated in a way that leads to a dangling pointer. A remote attacker could exploit this to crash the browser, or execute arbitrary code. (MFSA 2009-49)

- A URL containing certain Unicode characters with tall tall-line height is displayed incorrectly in the location bar.
A remote attacker could use this to prevent a user from seeing the full URL of a malicious website. (MFSA 2009-50)

- A remote attacker can leverage 'BrowserFeedWriter' to execute JavaScript code with Chrome privileges.
(MFSA 2009-51)

Solution

Upgrade to Firefox 3.5.3 or later

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 40931

File Name: mozilla_firefox_353.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 9/10/2009

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: 9/9/2009

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/9/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-3069, CVE-2009-3072, CVE-2009-3073, CVE-2009-3077, CVE-2009-3078, CVE-2009-3079

BID: 36343

CWE: 20, 94

Secunia: 36671

Detections

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