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Firefox < 46 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)

high Nessus Plugin ID 90790

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Synopsis

The remote Mac OS X host contains a web browser that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of Firefox installed on the remote Mac OS X host is prior to 46. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

 - Multiple memory corruption issues exist that allow an attacker to corrupt memory, resulting in the execution of arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-2804, CVE-2016-2806, CVE-2016-2807)

 - A flaw exists due to improper validation of user-supplied input when handling the 32-bit generation count of the underlying HashMap. A context-dependent attacker can exploit this to cause a buffer overflow condition, resulting in a denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-2808)

 - A remote code execution vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in the BeginReading() function. A context-dependent attacker can exploit this to dereference already freed memory, resulting in the execution of arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-2811)

 - A remote code execution vulnerability exists due to a race condition in ServiceWorkerManager in the get() function. A context-dependent attacker can exploit this to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-2812)

 - A heap buffer overflow condition exists in the Google Stagefright component due to improper validation of user-supplied input when handling CENC offsets and the sizes table. A context-dependent attacker can exploit this to cause a denial of service condition or the execution of arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-2814)

 - A security bypass vulnerability exists due to the Content Security Policy (CSP) not being properly applied to web content sent with the 'multipart/x-mixed-replace' MIME-type. A context-dependent attacker can exploit this to bypass CSP protection. (CVE-2016-2816)

 - A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists due to improper restriction of unprivileged 'javascript: URL' navigation. A context-dependent attacker can exploit this, via a specially crafted request, to execute arbitrary script code in the context of a user's browser session. (CVE-2016-2817)

 - A flaw exists in the Firefox Health Report that is triggered when it accepts any content document events that are presented in its iframe. A context-dependent attacker can exploit this to manipulate sharing preferences. (CVE-2016-2820)

Solution

Upgrade to Firefox version 46 or later.

See Also

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-39/

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-42/

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-44/

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-45/

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-46/

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-47/

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-48/

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 90790

File Name: macosx_firefox_46.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 4/29/2016

Updated: 11/20/2019

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-2016-2807

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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

Required KB Items: MacOSX/Firefox/Installed

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/26/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/26/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-2804, CVE-2016-2806, CVE-2016-2807, CVE-2016-2808, CVE-2016-2811, CVE-2016-2812, CVE-2016-2814, CVE-2016-2816, CVE-2016-2817, CVE-2016-2820

BID: 88099, 88100

MFSA: 2016-39, 2016-42, 2016-44, 2016-45, 2016-46, 2016-47, 2016-48