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Firefox ESR 17.x < 17.0.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 66988
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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 17.0.7 and is, therefore, potentially affected by the following vulnerabilities :- Various, unspecified memory safety issues exist.
(CVE-2013-1682)
- Heap-use-after-free errors exist related to 'LookupMediaElementURITable', 'nsIDocument::GetRootElement' and 'mozilla::ResetDir'.
(CVE-2013-1684, CVE-2013-1685, CVE-2013-1686)
- An error exists related to 'XBL scope', 'System Only Wrappers' (SOW) and chrome-privileged pages that could allow cross-site scripting attacks. (CVE-2013-1687)
- An error related to 'onreadystatechange' and unmapped memory could cause application crashes and allow arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2013-1690)
- The application sends data in the body of XMLHttpRequest (XHR) HEAD requests and could aid in cross-site request forgery attacks. (CVE-2013-1692)
- An error related to the processing of SVG content could allow a timing attack to disclose information across domains. (CVE-2013-1693)
- An error exists related to 'PreserveWrapper' and the 'preserved-wrapper' flag that could cause potentially exploitable application crashes. (CVE-2013-1694)
- An error exists related to the 'toString' and 'valueOf' methods that could allow 'XrayWrappers' to be bypassed.
(CVE-2013-1697)
Solution
Upgrade to Firefox 17.0.7 ESR or later.See Also
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2013-49/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2013-50/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2013-51/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2013-53/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2013-54/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2013-55/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2013-56/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2013-59/
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 66988
File Name: macosx_firefox_17_0_7_esr.nasl
Version: 1.15
Type: local
Agent: macosx
Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks
Published: 6/26/2013
Updated: 3/29/2022
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Critical
Score: 9.5
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 8.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2013-1686
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox_esr
Required KB Items: MacOSX/Firefox/Installed
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 6/25/2013
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/25/2013
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 4/18/2022
Exploitable With
Metasploit (Firefox onreadystatechange Event DocumentViewerImpl Use After Free)
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2013-1682, CVE-2013-1684, CVE-2013-1685, CVE-2013-1686, CVE-2013-1687, CVE-2013-1690, CVE-2013-1692, CVE-2013-1693, CVE-2013-1694, CVE-2013-1697
BID: 60765, 60766, 60773, 60774, 60776, 60777, 60778, 60783, 60787