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Firefox ESR 24.x < 24.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 74436
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Synopsis
The remote Mac OS X host contains a web browser that is potentially affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The version of Firefox ESR 24.x installed on the remote Mac OS X host is prior to 24.6 and is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerabilities :- A memory issue exists that could lead to arbitrary code execution. Note that this issue only affects Firefox ESR 24.5. (CVE-2014-1533)
- Use-after-free memory issues exist in 'nsTextEditRules::CreateMozBR' and the SMIL Animation Controller that could lead to code execution.
(CVE-2014-1538, CVE-2014-1541)
Solution
Upgrade to Firefox ESR 24.6 or later.See Also
https://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-48.html
https://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-49.html
https://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-52.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 74436
File Name: macosx_firefox_24_6_esr.nasl
Version: 1.5
Type: local
Agent: macosx
Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks
Published: 6/11/2014
Updated: 11/26/2019
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-2014-1541
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox_esr
Required KB Items: MacOSX/Firefox/Installed
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 6/10/2014
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/10/2014