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Firefox ESR 17.x < 17.0.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 65801
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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 ESR 17.x is earlier than 17.0.5 and is, therefore, potentially affected by the following vulnerabilities :- Various memory safety issues exist. (CVE-2013-0788)
- An out-of-bounds memory read error exists related to 'CERT_DecodeCertPackage' and certificate decoding.
(CVE-2013-0791)
- An error exists related to navigation, history and improper 'baseURI' property values that could allow cross-site scripting attacks. (CVE-2013-0793)
- A error exists related to 'cloneNode' that can allow 'System Only Wrapper' (SOW) to be bypassed, thus violating the same origin policy and possibly leading to privilege escalation and code execution.
(CVE-2013-0795)
- An out-of-bounds write error exists related to the Cairo graphics library. (CVE-2013-0800)
Solution
Upgrade to Firefox 17.0.5 ESR or later.See Also
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2013-30/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2013-31/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2013-36/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2013-38/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2013-40/
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 65801
File Name: macosx_firefox_17_0_5_esr.nasl
Version: 1.10
Type: local
Agent: macosx
Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks
Published: 4/4/2013
Updated: 11/27/2019
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-2013-0795
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox_esr
Required KB Items: MacOSX/Firefox/Installed
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/2/2013
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/2/2013
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2013-0788, CVE-2013-0791, CVE-2013-0793, CVE-2013-0795, CVE-2013-0800