Detections
Analytics
Firefox < 3.0.18 Multiple Vulnerabilities
high Nessus Plugin ID 44658
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Synopsis
The remote Windows host contains a web browser that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The installed version of Firefox is earlier than 3.0.18. Such versions are potentially affected by the following security issues :- Multiple crashes can result in arbitrary code execution.
(MFSA 2010-01)
- The implementation of 'Web Workers' contained an error in its handling of array data types when processing posted messages. (MFSA 2010-02)
- The HTML parser incorrectly frees used memory when insufficient space is available to process remaining input. (MFSA 2010-03)
- A cross-site scripting exists issue due to 'window.dialogArguments' being readable cross-domain.
(MFSA 2010-04)
- A cross-site scripting issue exists when using SVG documents and binary Content-Type. (MFSA 2010-05)
- Multiple crashes can result in arbitrary code execution.
(MFSA 2010-11)
- A cross-site scripting issue when using 'addEventListener' and 'setTimeout' on a wrapped object.
(MFSA 2010-12)
- It is possible to corrupt a user's XUL cache. (MFSA 2010-14)
Solution
Upgrade to Firefox 3.0.18 or later.See Also
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2010-01/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2010-02/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2010-03/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2010-04/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2010-05/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2010-11/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2010-12/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2010-14/
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 44658
File Name: mozilla_firefox_3018.nasl
Version: 1.16
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 2/18/2010
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: 6.7
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: 2/17/2010
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/17/2010
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-1571, CVE-2009-3988, CVE-2010-0159, CVE-2010-0160, CVE-2010-0162, CVE-2010-0165, CVE-2010-0167, CVE-2010-0169, CVE-2010-0171
BID: 38285, 38286, 38287, 38288, 38289, 38922, 38939, 38944, 38946