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Firefox ESR 24.x < 24.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities
critical Nessus Plugin ID 73768
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Synopsis
The remote Windows host contains a web browser that is potentially affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The installed version of Firefox ESR 24.x is a version prior to 24.5.It is, therefore, potentially affected by the following vulnerabilities :
- Memory issues exist that could lead to arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2014-1518, CVE-2014-1519)
- An issue exists related to the 'Mozilla Maintenance Service' that could lead to privilege escalation due to the creation of a writeable temporary directory during the update process. (CVE-2014-1520)
- An out-of-bounds read issue exists when decoding certain JPG images that could lead to a denial of service. (CVE-2014-1523)
- A memory corruption issue exists due to improper validation of XBL objects that could lead to arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2014-1524)
- A security bypass issue exists in the Web Notification API that could lead to arbitrary code execution.
(CVE-2014-1529)
- A cross-site scripting issue exists that could allow an attacker to load another website other than the URL for the website that is shown in the address bar.
(CVE-2014-1530)
- A use-after-free issue exists due to an 'imgLoader' object being freed when being resized. This issue could lead to arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2014-1531)
- A use-after-free issue exists during host resolution that could lead to arbitrary code execution.
(CVE-2014-1532)
Solution
Upgrade to Firefox ESR 24.5 or later.See Also
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2014-34/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2014-35/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2014-37/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2014-38/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2014-42/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2014-43/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2014-44/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2014-46/
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 73768
File Name: mozilla_firefox_24_5_esr.nasl
Version: 1.12
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 4/29/2014
Updated: 11/26/2019
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: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 7.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-1532
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox_esr
Required KB Items: Mozilla/Firefox/Version
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/29/2014
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/29/2014
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2014-1518, CVE-2014-1519, CVE-2014-1520, CVE-2014-1523, CVE-2014-1524, CVE-2014-1529, CVE-2014-1530, CVE-2014-1531, CVE-2014-1532
BID: 67123, 67125, 67126, 67129, 67130, 67131, 67134, 67135, 67137