Mozilla Firefox < 72.0.1 Type Confusion (mfsa2020-03)

high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 701257

Synopsis

A web browser installed on the remote host is affected by a type confusion vulnerability.

Description

The version of Firefox installed on the remote host is prior to 72.0.1. It is affected by following vulnerability as referenced in the mfsa2020-03 advisory:

- Incorrect alias information in IonMonkey JIT compiler for setting array elements could lead to a type confusion.

Solution

Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 72.0.1 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 701257

Family: Web Clients

Published: 1/8/2020

Updated: 1/8/2020

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 9.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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

Patch Publication Date: 1/8/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/8/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-17026

Detections

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