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Firefox < 8.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)
high Nessus Plugin ID 56756
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Synopsis
The remote Mac OS X host contains a web browser that is potentially affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The installed version of Firefox is earlier than 8.0 and thus, is potentially affected by the following security issues :- Certain invalid sequences are not handled properly in 'Shift-JIS' encoding, which can allow cross-site scripting attacks. (CVE-2011-3648)
- Profiling JavaScript files with many functions can cause the application to crash. It may be possible to trigger this behavior even when the debugging APIs are not being used. (CVE-2011-3650)
- Multiple memory safety issues exist. (CVE-2011-3651)
- An unchecked memory allocation failure can cause the application to crash. (CVE-2011-3652)
- An issue with WebGL graphics and GPU drivers can allow cross-origin image theft. (CVE-2011-3653)
- An error exists related to SVG 'mpath' linking to a non-SVG element, which can result in potentially exploitable application crashes. (CVE-2011-3654)
- An error in internal privilege checking can allow web content to obtain elevated privileges.
(CVE-2011-3655)
Solution
Upgrade to Firefox 8.0 or later.See Also
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2011-47/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2011-48/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2011-49/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2011-51/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2011-52/
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 56756
File Name: macosx_firefox_8_0.nasl
Version: 1.10
Type: local
Agent: macosx
Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks
Published: 11/9/2011
Updated: 7/14/2018
Supported Sensors: 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: MacOSX/Firefox/Installed
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/8/2011
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/8/2011
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2011-3648, CVE-2011-3650, CVE-2011-3651, CVE-2011-3652, CVE-2011-3653, CVE-2011-3654, CVE-2011-3655