MiracleLinux 8 : firefox-78.8.0-1.0.1.el8 (AXSA:2021-1575:07)

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The package checks in this plugin were extracted from
# Miracle Linux Security Advisory AXSA:2021-1575:07.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(293881);
  script_version("1.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/02/04");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2020-16042",
    "CVE-2020-16044",
    "CVE-2020-26950",
    "CVE-2020-26971",
    "CVE-2020-26973",
    "CVE-2020-26974",
    "CVE-2020-26976",
    "CVE-2020-26978",
    "CVE-2020-35111",
    "CVE-2020-35113",
    "CVE-2021-23953",
    "CVE-2021-23954",
    "CVE-2021-23960",
    "CVE-2021-23964",
    "CVE-2021-23968",
    "CVE-2021-23969",
    "CVE-2021-23973",
    "CVE-2021-23978"
  );

  script_name(english:"MiracleLinux 8 : firefox-78.8.0-1.0.1.el8 (AXSA:2021-1575:07)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote MiracleLinux host is missing one or more security updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote MiracleLinux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the
AXSA:2021-1575:07 advisory.

    * Mozilla: Content Security Policy violation report could have contained the
    destination of a redirect (CVE-2021-23968)
      * Mozilla: Content Security Policy violation report could have contained the
    destination of a redirect (CVE-2021-23969)
      * Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 86 and Firefox ESR 78.8
    (CVE-2021-23978)
      * Mozilla: MediaError message property could have leaked information about
    cross-origin resources (CVE-2021-23973)
      * Mozilla: Cross-origin information leakage via redirected PDF requests
    (CVE-2021-23953)
      * Mozilla: Type confusion when using logical assignment operators in
    JavaScript switch statements (CVE-2021-23954)
      * Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 85 and Firefox ESR 78.7
    (CVE-2021-23964)
      * Mozilla: HTTPS pages could have been intercepted by a registered service
    worker when they should not have been (CVE-2020-26976)
      * Mozilla: Use-after-poison for incorrectly redeclared JavaScript variables
    during GC (CVE-2021-23960)
      * Mozilla: Use-after-free write when handling a malicious COOKIE-ECHO SCTP
    chunk (CVE-2020-16044)
      * chromium-browser: Uninitialized Use in V8 (CVE-2020-16042)
      * Mozilla: Heap buffer overflow in WebGL (CVE-2020-26971)
      * Mozilla: CSS Sanitizer performed incorrect sanitization (CVE-2020-26973)
      * Mozilla: Incorrect cast of StyleGenericFlexBasis resulted in a heap
    use-after-free (CVE-2020-26974)
      * Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 84 and Firefox ESR 78.6
    (CVE-2020-35113)
      * Mozilla: Internal network hosts could have been probed by a malicious
    webpage (CVE-2020-26978)
      * Mozilla: The proxy.onRequest API did not catch view-source URLs
    (CVE-2020-35111)
      * Mozilla: Write side effects in MCallGetProperty opcode not accounted for
    (CVE-2020-26950)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the MiracleLinux security advisory.

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://tsn.miraclelinux.com/en/node/12757");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected firefox package.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:F/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2020-26950");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss3_score_source", value:"CVE-2021-23978");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'Firefox MCallGetProperty Write Side Effects Use After Free Exploit');
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_severity", value:"High");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2020/11/09");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2021/03/11");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/01/20");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:miracle:linux:firefox");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:miracle:linux:8");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Miracle Linux Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/MiracleLinux/release", "Host/MiracleLinux/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

  exit(0);
}


include('rpm2.inc');

if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_product = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/product');
if (isnull(os_product) || 'MIRACLE LINUX' >!< os_product) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'MIRACLE LINUX');
var os_version = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/version');
if (isnull(os_version)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'MIRACLE LINUX');
if (! preg(pattern:"^8([^0-9]|$)", string:os_version)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'MiracleLinux 8.x', 'MIRACLE LINUX ' + os_version);

if (!get_kb_item('Host/MiracleLinux/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('aarch64' >!< cpu && 'ppc' >!< cpu && 's390' >!< cpu && 'x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'MIRACLE LINUX', cpu);

var constraints = [
  {
    'release': '8',
    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'firefox-78.8.0-1.0.1.el8', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'0', 'allowmaj':TRUE}
    ]
  }
];

var os_release = get_one_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/release');
var os_sp = get_one_kb_item('Host/*/minor_release');

var flag = 0;
var reference;
var sp;
var _cpu;
var el_string;
var rpm_spec_vers_cmp;
var epoch;
var allowmaj;
var exists_check;
var cves;
foreach var constraint ( constraints ) {
  # Check that the target release is equal to the affected release
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['release'])){
    if (constraint['release'] != os_release) continue;
  }
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['sp'])){
    if (constraint['sp'] != os_sp) continue;
  }
  foreach var pkg ( constraint['pkgs'] ) {
    reference = NULL;
    sp = NULL;
    _cpu = NULL;
    el_string = NULL;
    rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
    epoch = NULL;
    allowmaj = NULL;
    exists_check = NULL;
    cves = NULL;
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['reference'])) reference = pkg['reference'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['sp'])) sp = pkg['sp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cpu'])) _cpu = pkg['cpu'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['el_string'])) el_string = pkg['el_string'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['epoch'])) epoch = pkg['epoch'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = pkg['allowmaj'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['exists_check'])) exists_check = pkg['exists_check'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cves'])) cves = pkg['cves'];
    if (reference &&
        ## (no known rpm to check OR known rpm_exists)
        (!exists_check || rpm_exists(rpm:exists_check)) &&
        rpm_check(sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj, cves:cves)) flag++;
  }
}
if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
      extra      : rpm_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'firefox');
}