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Mozilla Firefox ESR Security Advisories (MFSA2017-24, MFSA2017-25) - Mac OS X

🗓️ 16 Nov 2017 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2017 Greenbone AGType 
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Mozilla Firefox ESR Security Advisories (MFSA2017-24, MFSA2017-25) - Mac OS X. Multiple vulnerabilities, including use-after-free, cross-origin URL information leak, and memory safety bugs, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, bypass security restrictions, perform unauthorized actions, and obtain sensitive information in Mozilla Firefox ESR version before 52.5 on Mac OS X

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox_esr";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.811352");
  script_version("2025-09-19T15:40:40+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2017-7828", "CVE-2017-7830", "CVE-2017-7826");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"10.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-09-19 15:40:40 +0000 (Fri, 19 Sep 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2018-08-01 12:06:00 +0000 (Wed, 01 Aug 2018)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2017-11-16 12:45:27 +0530 (Thu, 16 Nov 2017)");
  script_name("Mozilla Firefox ESR Security Advisories (MFSA2017-24, MFSA2017-25) - Mac OS X");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Mozilla Firefox ESR is prone to multiple vulnerabilities.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Multiple flaws exist due to:

  - Use-after-free of PressShell while restyling layout.

  - Cross-origin URL information leak through Resource Timing API.

  - Memory safety bugs.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow remote
  attackers to execute arbitrary code, bypass security restrictions, perform
  unauthorized actions, and obtain sensitive information. Failed exploit
  attempts will likely result in denial-of-service conditions.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Mozilla Firefox ESR version before 52.5 on Mac OS X.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox ESR version 52.5 or later.");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-25/");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101832");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2017 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("General");
  script_dependencies("gb_mozilla_prdts_detect_macosx.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("Mozilla/Firefox-ESR/MacOSX/Version");

  exit(0);
}

include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");

if(!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe:CPE, exit_no_version:TRUE)) exit(0);
ffVer = infos["version"];
ffPath = infos["location"];

if(version_is_less(version:ffVer, test_version:"52.5"))
{
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:ffVer, fixed_version:"52.5", install_path:ffPath);
  security_message(data:report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);

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