Scientific Linux Security Update: Firefox version 45.3.0 ESR addresses multiple flaws in web content processing, enabling potential arbitrary code execution
Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 199 |
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OSV | firefox-esr - security update | 4 Aug 201600:00 | – | osv |
OSV | Red Hat Security Advisory: firefox security update | 15 Sep 202423:40 | – | osv |
OSV | Red Hat Security Advisory: thunderbird security update | 15 Sep 202423:40 | – | osv |
OpenVAS | Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2016-0278) | 28 Jan 202200:00 | – | openvas |
OpenVAS | CentOS Update for firefox CESA-2016:1551 centos6 | 8 Aug 201600:00 | – | openvas |
OpenVAS | Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-3640-1) | 2 Aug 201600:00 | – | openvas |
OpenVAS | Debian Security Advisory DSA 3640-1 (firefox-esr - security update) | 3 Aug 201600:00 | – | openvas |
OpenVAS | CentOS Update for firefox CESA-2016:1551 centos7 | 8 Aug 201600:00 | – | openvas |
OpenVAS | Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-585-1) | 8 Mar 202300:00 | – | openvas |
OpenVAS | RedHat Update for firefox RHSA-2016:1551-01 | 4 Aug 201600:00 | – | openvas |
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text is (C) Scientific Linux.
#
include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(92721);
script_version("2.10");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/14");
script_cve_id("CVE-2016-2830", "CVE-2016-2836", "CVE-2016-2837", "CVE-2016-2838", "CVE-2016-5252", "CVE-2016-5254", "CVE-2016-5258", "CVE-2016-5259", "CVE-2016-5262", "CVE-2016-5263", "CVE-2016-5264", "CVE-2016-5265");
script_name(english:"Scientific Linux Security Update : firefox on SL5.x, SL6.x, SL7.x i386/x86_64 (20160803)");
script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages");
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"synopsis",
value:
"The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security
updates."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"description",
value:
"This update upgrades Firefox to version 45.3.0 ESR.
Security Fix(es) :
- Multiple flaws were found in the processing of malformed
web content. A web page containing malicious content
could cause Firefox to crash or, potentially, execute
arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running
Firefox. (CVE-2016-2836, CVE-2016-5258, CVE-2016-5259,
CVE-2016-5252, CVE-2016-5263, CVE-2016-2830,
CVE-2016-2838, CVE-2016-5254, CVE-2016-5262,
CVE-2016-5264, CVE-2016-5265, CVE-2016-2837)"
);
# https://listserv.fnal.gov/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind1608&L=scientific-linux-errata&F=&S=&P=2347
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?a328792c"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"solution",
value:"Update the affected firefox and / or firefox-debuginfo packages."
);
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
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_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:firefox");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:firefox-debuginfo");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2016/08/05");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2016/08/03");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2016/08/04");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2021 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_family(english:"Scientific Linux Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list");
exit(0);
}
include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("rpm.inc");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
if (isnull(release) || "Scientific Linux " >!< release) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "running Scientific Linux");
os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "Scientific Linux.*release ([0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Scientific Linux");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! preg(pattern:"^7([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Scientific Linux 7.x", "Scientific Linux " + os_ver);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if (cpu >!< "x86_64" && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Scientific Linux", cpu);
flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"firefox-45.3.0-1.el5_11")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"firefox-debuginfo-45.3.0-1.el5_11")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"firefox-45.3.0-1.el6_8")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"firefox-debuginfo-45.3.0-1.el6_8")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"firefox-45.3.0-1.el7_2")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"firefox-debuginfo-45.3.0-1.el7_2")) flag++;
if (flag)
{
security_report_v4(
port : 0,
severity : SECURITY_HOLE,
extra : rpm_report_get()
);
exit(0);
}
else
{
tested = pkg_tests_get();
if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "firefox / firefox-debuginfo");
}
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