Firefox ESR < 38.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities

critical Nessus Plugin ID 88460

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Synopsis

The remote Windows host contains a web browser that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of Firefox ESR installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 38.6. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerabilities :

- Multiple unspecified memory corruption issues exist that allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2016-1930)

- A buffer overflow condition exists in WebGL that is triggered when handling cache out-of-memory error conditions. A remote attacker can exploit this to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-1935)

Solution

Upgrade to Firefox ESR version 38.6 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 88460

File Name: mozilla_firefox_38_6_esr.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 1/28/2016

Updated: 11/20/2019

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, 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-2016-1930

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox_esr

Required KB Items: Mozilla/Firefox/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/26/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/26/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-1930, CVE-2016-1935

MFSA: 2016-01, 2016-03

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