This update upgrades Firefox to version 45.5.0 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-2016-5296, CVE-2016-5297, CVE-2016-9066, CVE-2016-5291, CVE-2016-5290)
A flaw was found in the way Add-on update process was handled by Firefox. A Man-in-the-Middle attacker could use this flaw to install a malicious signed add-on update. (CVE-2016-9064)
#%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(95051);
script_version("2.9");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/14");
script_cve_id("CVE-2016-5290", "CVE-2016-5291", "CVE-2016-5296", "CVE-2016-5297", "CVE-2016-9064", "CVE-2016-9066");
script_name(english:"Scientific Linux Security Update : firefox on SL5.x, SL6.x, SL7.x i386/x86_64 (20161116)");
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 45.5.0 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-2016-5296, CVE-2016-5297, CVE-2016-9066,
CVE-2016-5291, CVE-2016-5290)
- A flaw was found in the way Add-on update process was
handled by Firefox. A Man-in-the-Middle attacker could
use this flaw to install a malicious signed add-on
update. (CVE-2016-9064)"
);
# https://listserv.fnal.gov/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind1611&L=scientific-linux-errata&F=&S=&P=2914
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?c9ebe451"
);
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:"2018/06/11");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2016/11/16");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2016/11/22");
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-45.5.0-1.el5_11")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"firefox-debuginfo-45.5.0-1.el5_11")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"firefox-45.5.0-1.el6_8")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL6", reference:"firefox-debuginfo-45.5.0-1.el6_8")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"firefox-45.5.0-1.el7_3")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL7", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"firefox-debuginfo-45.5.0-1.el7_3")) 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");
}
Vendor | Product | Version | CPE |
---|---|---|---|
fermilab | scientific_linux | firefox | p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:firefox |
fermilab | scientific_linux | firefox-debuginfo | p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:firefox-debuginfo |
fermilab | scientific_linux | x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux |
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5290
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5291
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5296
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5297
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9064
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9066
www.nessus.org/u?c9ebe451