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Mozilla Firefox < 62.0

🗓️ 18 Nov 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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Firefox below 62.0 on macOS has use-after-free, same-origin theft, updater crash, and proxy bypass.

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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 mfsa2018-20.
# The text itself is copyright (C) Mozilla Foundation.
## 

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(275640);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/11/18");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2017-16541",
    "CVE-2018-12375",
    "CVE-2018-12376",
    "CVE-2018-12377",
    "CVE-2018-12378",
    "CVE-2018-12379",
    "CVE-2018-12381",
    "CVE-2018-12382",
    "CVE-2018-12383",
    "CVE-2018-18499"
  );
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2018-A-0288-S");
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2019-A-0324-S");

  script_name(english:"Mozilla Firefox < 62.0");

  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 62.0. It is, therefore, affected by
multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the mfsa2018-20 advisory.

  - A use-after-free vulnerability can occur when an IndexedDB index is deleted while still in use by
    JavaScript code that is providing payload values to be stored. This results in a potentially exploitable
    crash. (CVE-2018-12378)

  - A use-after-free vulnerability can occur when refresh driver timers are refreshed in some circumstances
    during shutdown when the timer is deleted while still in use. This results in a potentially exploitable
    crash. (CVE-2018-12377)

  - A same-origin policy violation allowing the theft of cross-origin URL entries when using a
    <code><meta> meta http-equiv=refresh</code> on a page to cause a redirection to another site using
    <code>performance.getEntries()</code>. This is a same-origin policy violation and could allow for data
    theft. (CVE-2018-18499)

  - When the Mozilla Updater opens a MAR format file which contains a very long item filename, an out-of-
    bounds write can be triggered, leading to a potentially exploitable crash. This requires running the
    Mozilla Updater manually on the local system with the malicious MAR file in order to occur.
    (CVE-2018-12379)

  - Browser proxy settings can be bypassed by using the automount feature with autofs to create a mount point
    on the local file system. Content can be loaded from this mounted file system directly using a
    <code>file:</code> URI, bypassing configured proxy settings.  Note: this issue only affects OS X in
    default configurations. On Linux systems, autofs must be installed for the vulnerability to occur and
    Windows is not affected. (CVE-2017-16541)

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/mfsa2018-20/");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 62.0 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: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-2018-12378");

  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:"2017/11/03");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/09/05");
  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");
  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");

  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",
        "type": "app"
      },
      "check_algorithm": "default",
      "constraints": [
        {
          "fixed_version": "62.0"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
};

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
7.4High risk
Vulners AI Score7.4
CVSS 27.5
CVSS 3.16.5
CVSS 39.8
EPSS0.07687
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