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HistoryNov 11, 2021 - 12:00 a.m.

Mozilla Firefox Security Advisory (MFSA2013-96) - Linux

2021-11-1100:00:00
Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone Networks GmbH
plugins.openvas.org
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mozilla firefox
security update
memory initialization
buffer overflows
javascript engine
vulnerable version
vendor fix

CVSS2

4.3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

AI Score

5.8

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.011

Percentile

84.8%

This host is missing a security update for Mozilla Firefox.

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CPE = "cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.2.1.2013.96");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2013-5595");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2021-11-11 09:42:47 +0000 (Thu, 11 Nov 2021)");
  script_version("2021-11-15T09:13:07+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2021-11-15 09:13:07 +0000 (Mon, 15 Nov 2021)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.3");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");

  script_name("Mozilla Firefox Security Advisory (MFSA2013-96) - Linux");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
  script_family("General");
  script_dependencies("gb_firefox_detect_lin.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("mozilla/firefox/linux/detected");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"MFSA2013-96");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2013-96/");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=916580");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"This host is missing a security update for Mozilla Firefox.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Improperly initialized memory and overflows in some JavaScript functions
Compiler Engineer Dan Gohman of Google discovered a flaw in
the JavaScript engine where memory was being incorrectly allocated for some
functions and the calls for allocations were not always properly checked for
overflow, leading to potential buffer overflows. When combined with other
vulnerabilities, these flaws could be potentially exploitable.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Firefox version(s) below 25.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"The vendor has released an update. Please see the reference(s) for more information.");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version_unreliable");

  exit(0);
}

include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");

if (!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe: CPE, exit_no_version: TRUE))
  exit(0);

version = infos["version"];
location = infos["location"];

if (version_is_less(version: version, test_version: "25")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "25", install_path: location);
  security_message(port: 0, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);

CVSS2

4.3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

AI Score

5.8

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.011

Percentile

84.8%