Detections
Analytics
Firefox ESR 17.x < 17.0.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 64718
Language:
Synopsis
The remote Mac OS X host contains a web browser that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The installed version of Firefox ESR 17.x is potentially affected by the following security issues :- Numerous memory safety errors exist. (CVE-2013-0783)
- An error exists related to Chrome Object Wrappers (COW) or System Only Wrappers (SOW) that could allow security bypass. (CVE-2013-0773)
- The file system location of the active browser profile could be disclosed and used in further attacks.
(CVE-2013-0774)
- A use-after-free error exists in the function 'nsImageLoadingContent'. (CVE-2013-0775)
- Spoofing HTTPS URLs is possible due to an error related to proxy '407' responses and embedded script code.
(CVE-2013-0776)
- A heap-based use-after-free error exists in the function 'nsOverflowContinuationTracker::Finish'. (CVE-2013-0780)
- A heap-based buffer overflow error exists in the function 'nsSaveAsCharset::DoCharsetConversion'.
(CVE-2013-0782)
Solution
Upgrade to Firefox 17.0.3 ESR or later.See Also
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2013-21/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2013-24/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2013-25/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2013-26/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2013-27/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2013-28/
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 64718
File Name: macosx_firefox_17_0_3_esr.nasl
Version: 1.13
Type: local
Agent: macosx
Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks
Published: 2/20/2013
Updated: 12/4/2019
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 7.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2013-0783
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox_esr
Required KB Items: MacOSX/Firefox/Installed
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 2/19/2013
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/19/2013
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2013-0773, CVE-2013-0774, CVE-2013-0775, CVE-2013-0776, CVE-2013-0780, CVE-2013-0782, CVE-2013-0783