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Mozilla Firefox Security Advisory (MFSA2015-42) - Linux

2021-11-1100:00:00
Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone Networks GmbH
plugins.openvas.org
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mozilla firefox
security update
linux
vulnerability
cve-2015-0802
privilege escalation

CVSS2

5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

NONE

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

AI Score

9.5

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.397

Percentile

97.3%

This host is missing a security update for Mozilla Firefox.

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

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.2.1.2015.42");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2015-0802");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2021-11-11 08:00:11 +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:"5.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");

  script_name("Mozilla Firefox Security Advisory (MFSA2015-42) - 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:"MFSA2015-42");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2015-42/");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1124898");

  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:"Windows can retain access to privileged content on navigation to unprivileged pages
Mozilla developer Bobby Holley reported that windows created
to hold privileged UI content retained access to privileged internal methods if
later navigated to unprivileged content. If a separate flaw was found that
allowed for web content to reference these privileged windows, an attacker could
use this reference to navigate them to their own content allowing for an
escalation of privilege and arbitrary code execution. On its own, this flaw does
not allow for privilege escalation by web content.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Firefox version(s) below 37.");

  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: "37")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "37", install_path: location);
  security_message(port: 0, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);

CVSS2

5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

NONE

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

AI Score

9.5

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.397

Percentile

97.3%