Detections
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Mozilla Firefox ESR < 38.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities
high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 9378
Synopsis
The remote host has a web browser installed that is vulnerable to multiple attack vectors.Description
Versions of Mozilla Firefox ESR earlier than 38.8 are unpatched for the following vulnerabilities :- Multiple memory corruption issues exist that allow an attacker to corrupt memory, resulting in the execution of arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-2805, 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 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)
Solution
Upgrade to Firefox ESR 38.8 or later.See Also
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-39
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-44
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-47
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 9378
Family: Web Clients
Published: 6/24/2016
Updated: 11/6/2019
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 7.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.1
Temporal Score: 7.3
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox_esr
Patch Publication Date: 5/21/2015
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/21/2015
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2016-2805, CVE-2016-2807, CVE-2016-2808, CVE-2016-2814