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Mozilla Firefox ESR < 45.9

🗓️ 18 Nov 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Firefox ESR before 45.9 on macOS has CVEs: buffer overflow, use after free, Graphite and network security services crashes.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
## 
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#                                  
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory mfsa2017-11.
# The text itself is copyright (C) Mozilla Foundation.
## 

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(275681);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/11/18");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2016-10196",
    "CVE-2017-5429",
    "CVE-2017-5432",
    "CVE-2017-5433",
    "CVE-2017-5434",
    "CVE-2017-5435",
    "CVE-2017-5436",
    "CVE-2017-5438",
    "CVE-2017-5439",
    "CVE-2017-5440",
    "CVE-2017-5441",
    "CVE-2017-5442",
    "CVE-2017-5443",
    "CVE-2017-5444",
    "CVE-2017-5445",
    "CVE-2017-5446",
    "CVE-2017-5447",
    "CVE-2017-5448",
    "CVE-2017-5459",
    "CVE-2017-5460",
    "CVE-2017-5461",
    "CVE-2017-5462",
    "CVE-2017-5464",
    "CVE-2017-5465",
    "CVE-2017-5469"
  );
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2017-A-0126-S");

  script_name(english:"Mozilla Firefox ESR < 45.9");

  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 ESR installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is prior to 45.9. It is, therefore, affected
by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the mfsa2017-11 advisory.

  - Fixed potential buffer overflows in generated Firefox code due to
    [CVE-2016-6354](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-6354) issue in Flex.
    (CVE-2017-5469)

  - A use-after-free vulnerability in SMIL animation functions occurs when pointers to animation elements in
    an array are dropped from the animation controller while still in use. This results in a potentially
    exploitable crash. (CVE-2017-5433)

  - A use-after-free vulnerability occurs during transaction processing in the editor during design mode
    interactions. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. (CVE-2017-5435)

  - An out-of-bounds write in the Graphite 2 library triggered with a maliciously crafted Graphite font. This
    results in a potentially exploitable crash. This issue was fixed in the Graphite 2 library as well as
    Mozilla products. (CVE-2017-5436)

  - An out-of-bounds write during Base64 decoding operation in the Network Security Services (NSS) library due
    to insufficient memory being allocated to the buffer. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. The
    NSS library has been updated to fix this issue to address this issue and Firefox ESR 45.9 has been updated
    with NSS version 3.21.4. (CVE-2017-5461)

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/mfsa2017-11/");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox ESR version 45.9 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:POC/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:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2017-5469");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2017/01/31");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2017/04/19");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/11/18");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox_esr");
  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) 2025 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("macosx_firefox_installed.nasl");
  script_require_keys("installed_sw/Mozilla Firefox ESR");

  exit(0);
}

include('vdf.inc');

# @tvdl-content-verify-only
var vuln_data = {
  "metadata": {
    "spec_version": "1.0"
  },
  "requires": [
    {
      "scope": "target",
      "match": {
        "os": "macos"
      }
    }
  ],
  "checks": [
    {
      "product": {
        "name": "Mozilla Firefox ESR",
        "type": "app"
      },
      "check_algorithm": "default",
      "constraints": [
        {
          "min_version": "45.0.0",
          "fixed_version": "45.9"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
};

var vdf_result = vdf::check_and_report(vuln_data:vuln_data, severity:SECURITY_HOLE);
vdf::handle_check_and_report_errors(vdf_result:vdf_result);

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18 Nov 2025 00:00Current
7.9High risk
Vulners AI Score7.9
CVSS 27.5
CVSS 3.17.5
CVSS 39.8
EPSS0.36245
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