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HistoryNov 16, 2021 - 12:00 a.m.

Mozilla Firefox Security Advisory (MFSA2012-08) - Linux

2021-11-1600:00:00
Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone Networks GmbH
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2

9.6 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

9.3 High

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

0.015 Low

EPSS

Percentile

86.9%

This host is missing a security update for Mozilla Firefox.

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

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.2.1.2012.08");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2012-0449");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2021-11-16 11:08:07 +0000 (Tue, 16 Nov 2021)");
  script_version("2021-12-09T10:59:33+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2021-12-09 10:59:33 +0000 (Thu, 09 Dec 2021)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"9.3");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");

  script_name("Mozilla Firefox Security Advisory (MFSA2012-08) - Linux");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
  script_family("General");
  script_dependencies("gb_firefox_detect_lin.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("mozilla/firefox/linux/detected");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"MFSA2012-08");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2012-08/");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=702466,701806");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"This host is missing a security update for Mozilla Firefox.");

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

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Crash with malformed embedded XSLT stylesheets
Security researchers Nicolas Gregoire and Aki
Helin independently reported that when processing a malformed
embedded XSLT stylesheet, Firefox can crash due to a memory corruption.
While there is no evidence that this is directly exploitable, there is
a possibility of remote code execution.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Firefox version(s) below 3.6.26 and below 10.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"The vendor has released an update. Please see the reference(s) for more information.");

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

  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);

version = infos["version"];
location = infos["location"];

if (version_is_less(version: version, test_version: "3.6.26")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "3.6.26", install_path: location);
  security_message(port: 0, data: report);
  exit(0);
}
if (version_in_range_exclusive(version: version, test_version_lo: "4", test_version_up: "10")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "10", install_path: location);
  security_message(port: 0, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);

9.6 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

9.3 High

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

0.015 Low

EPSS

Percentile

86.9%