Detections
Analytics
Mozilla Firefox < 3.0.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities
medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 4980
Synopsis
The remote host has a web browser installed that is vulnerable to multiple attack vectors.Description
Versions of Firefox prior to 3.0.8 are affected by the following security issues :- An XSL transformation vulnerability can be leveraged with a specially crafted stylesheet to crash the browser or to execute arbitrary code. (MFSA 2009-12)
- An error in the XUL tree method '_moveToEdgeShift()' can be leveraged to trigger garbage collection routines on objects that are still in use, leading to a browser crash and possibly execution of arbitrary code. (MFSA 2009-13)
Solution
Upgrade to Firefox 3.0.8 or higher.See Also
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-13.html
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.0.8/releasenotes
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-12.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 4980
Family: Web Clients
Published: 3/30/2009
Updated: 3/6/2019
Nessus ID: 36045
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.6
Temporal Score: 5.2
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-1044, CVE-2009-1169