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Mozilla Firefox < 123.0

2024-02-2000:00:00
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mozilla firefox
remote mac
vulnerabilities
networking channel
out-of-bounds memory read
api calls
redirects
alert dialog
cache poisoning
fullscreen notification
custom cursor
permissions
set-cookie headers
samesite cookies
memory safety bugs
undefined behavior

10 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

10.3%

The version of Firefox installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is prior to 123.0. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the mfsa2024-05 advisory.

  • When storing and re-accessing data on a networking channel, the length of buffers may have been confused, resulting in an out-of-bounds memory read. (CVE-2024-1546)

  • Through a series of API calls and redirects, an attacker-controlled alert dialog could have been displayed on another website (with the victim website’s URL shown). (CVE-2024-1547)

  • The <code>fetch()</code> API and navigation incorrectly shared the same cache, as the cache key did not include the optional headers <code>fetch()</code> may contain. Under the correct circumstances, an attacker may have been able to poison the local browser cache by priming it with a <code>fetch()</code> response controlled by the additional headers. Upon navigation to the same URL, the user would see the cached response instead of the expected response. (CVE-2024-1554)

  • A website could have obscured the fullscreen notification by using a dropdown select input element. This could have led to user confusion and possible spoofing attacks. (CVE-2024-1548)

  • If a website set a large custom cursor, portions of the cursor could have overlapped with the permission dialog, potentially resulting in user confusion and unexpected granted permissions. (CVE-2024-1549)

  • A malicious website could have used a combination of exiting fullscreen mode and <code>requestPointerLock</code> to cause the user’s mouse to be re-positioned unexpectedly, which could have led to user confusion and inadvertently granting permissions they did not intend to grant.
    (CVE-2024-1550)

  • Set-Cookie response headers were being incorrectly honored in multipart HTTP responses. If an attacker could control the Content-Type response header, as well as control part of the response body, they could inject Set-Cookie response headers that would have been honored by the browser. (CVE-2024-1551)

  • When opening a website using the <code>firefox://</code> protocol handler, SameSite cookies were not properly respected. (CVE-2024-1555)

  • The incorrect object was checked for NULL in the built-in profiler, potentially leading to invalid memory access and undefined behavior. Note: This issue only affects the application when the profiler is running.
    (CVE-2024-1556)

  • Incorrect code generation could have led to unexpected numeric conversions and potential undefined behavior. Note: This issue only affects 32-bit ARM devices. (CVE-2024-1552)

  • Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 122, Firefox ESR 115.7, and Thunderbird 115.7. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-1553)

  • Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 122. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code.
    (CVE-2024-1557)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application’s self-reported version number.

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
## 
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#                                  
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory mfsa2024-05.
# The text itself is copyright (C) Mozilla Foundation.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(190778);
  script_version("1.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/03/21");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2024-1546",
    "CVE-2024-1547",
    "CVE-2024-1548",
    "CVE-2024-1549",
    "CVE-2024-1550",
    "CVE-2024-1551",
    "CVE-2024-1552",
    "CVE-2024-1553",
    "CVE-2024-1554",
    "CVE-2024-1555",
    "CVE-2024-1556",
    "CVE-2024-1557"
  );
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2024-A-0108-S");

  script_name(english:"Mozilla Firefox < 123.0");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"A web browser installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of Firefox installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is prior to 123.0. It is, therefore, affected by
multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the mfsa2024-05 advisory.

  - When storing and re-accessing data on a networking channel, the length of buffers may have been confused,
    resulting in an out-of-bounds memory read. (CVE-2024-1546)

  - Through a series of API calls and redirects, an attacker-controlled alert dialog could have been displayed
    on another website (with the victim website's URL shown). (CVE-2024-1547)

  - The <code>fetch()</code> API and navigation incorrectly shared the same cache, as the cache key did not
    include the optional headers <code>fetch()</code> may contain.  Under the correct circumstances, an
    attacker may have been able to poison the local browser cache by priming it with a <code>fetch()</code>
    response controlled by the additional headers. Upon navigation to the same URL, the user would see the
    cached response instead of the expected response. (CVE-2024-1554)

  - A website could have obscured the fullscreen notification by using a dropdown select input element. This
    could have led to user confusion and possible spoofing attacks. (CVE-2024-1548)

  - If a website set a large custom cursor, portions of the cursor could have overlapped with the permission
    dialog, potentially resulting in user confusion and unexpected granted permissions. (CVE-2024-1549)

  - A malicious website could have used a combination of exiting fullscreen mode and
    <code>requestPointerLock</code> to cause the user's mouse to be re-positioned unexpectedly, which could
    have led to user confusion and inadvertently granting permissions they did not intend to grant.
    (CVE-2024-1550)

  - Set-Cookie response headers were being incorrectly honored in multipart HTTP responses. If an attacker
    could control the Content-Type response header, as well as control part of the response body, they could
    inject Set-Cookie response headers that would have been honored by the browser. (CVE-2024-1551)

  - When opening a website using the <code>firefox://</code> protocol handler, SameSite cookies were not
    properly respected. (CVE-2024-1555)

  - The incorrect object was checked for NULL in the built-in profiler, potentially leading to invalid memory
    access and undefined behavior. Note: This issue only affects the application when the profiler is running.
    (CVE-2024-1556)

  - Incorrect code generation could have led to unexpected numeric conversions and potential undefined
    behavior. Note: This issue only affects 32-bit ARM devices. (CVE-2024-1552)

  - Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 122, Firefox ESR 115.7, and Thunderbird 115.7. Some of these bugs
    showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been
    exploited to run arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-1553)

  - Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 122. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we
    presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code.
    (CVE-2024-1557)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2024-05/");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 123.0 or later.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2024-1553");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2024/02/20");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2024/02/20");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2024/02/20");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"MacOS X Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2024 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("macosx_firefox_installed.nasl");
  script_require_keys("MacOSX/Firefox/Installed");

  exit(0);
}

include('mozilla_version.inc');

var kb_base = 'MacOSX/Firefox';
get_kb_item_or_exit(kb_base+'/Installed');

var version = get_kb_item_or_exit(kb_base+'/Version', exit_code:1);
var path = get_kb_item_or_exit(kb_base+'/Path', exit_code:1);

var is_esr = get_kb_item(kb_base+'/is_esr');
if (is_esr) exit(0, 'The Mozilla Firefox installation is in the ESR branch.');

mozilla_check_version(version:version, path:path, product:'firefox', esr:FALSE, fix:'123.0', severity:SECURITY_HOLE);
VendorProductVersionCPE
mozillafirefoxcpe:/a:mozilla:firefox