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CentOS: Security Advisory for firefox (CESA-2021:3498)

🗓️ 17 Sep 2021 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone Networks GmbHType 
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CentOS: Security Advisory for Firefox version 78.14.0 ESR (CVE-2021-38493

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# Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone Networks GmbH
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#
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if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.883379");
  script_version("2021-11-08T03:03:33+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2021-38493");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.8");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2021-11-08 03:03:33 +0000 (Mon, 08 Nov 2021)");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2021-11-04 20:50:00 +0000 (Thu, 04 Nov 2021)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2021-09-17 01:00:49 +0000 (Fri, 17 Sep 2021)");
  script_name("CentOS: Security Advisory for firefox (CESA-2021:3498)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
  script_family("CentOS Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/centos", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=CentOS7");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"CESA-2021:3498");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2021-September/048364.html");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'firefox'
  package(s) announced via the CESA-2021:3498 advisory.");

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

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Mozilla Firefox is an open-source web browser, designed for standards
compliance, performance, and portability.

This update upgrades Firefox to version 78.14.0 ESR.

Security Fix(es):

  * Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 92, Firefox ESR 78.14 and
Firefox ESR 91.1 (CVE-2021-38493)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS
score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE
page(s) listed in the References section.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'firefox' package(s) on CentOS 7.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");

  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");

release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";
report = "";

if(release == "CentOS7") {

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"firefox", rpm:"firefox~78.14.0~1.el7.centos", rls:"CentOS7"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

exit(0);

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08 Nov 2021 00:00Current
8.8High risk
Vulners AI Score8.8
CVSS 26.8
CVSS 3.18.8
EPSS0.01245
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