9.4 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
0.713 High
EPSS
Percentile
98.0%
This host is missing a security update for Mozilla Firefox.
# Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone Networks GmbH
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CPE = "cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox";
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.2.1.2012.85");
script_cve_id("CVE-2012-3995", "CVE-2012-4179", "CVE-2012-4180", "CVE-2012-4181", "CVE-2012-4182", "CVE-2012-4183");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2021-11-11 09:42:47 +0000 (Thu, 11 Nov 2021)");
script_version("2021-11-15T09:13:07+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2021-11-15 09:13:07 +0000 (Mon, 15 Nov 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 (MFSA2012-85) - 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:"MFSA2012-85");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2012-85/");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=765621");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=785574");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=785720");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=786111");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=786895");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=788950");
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:"Use-after-free, buffer overflow, and out of bounds read issues found using Address Sanitizer
Security researcher Abhishek Arya (Inferno) of the Google
Chrome Security Team discovered a series of use-after-free, buffer overflow, and
out of bounds read issues using the Address Sanitizer tool in shipped software.
These issues are potentially exploitable, allowing for remote code execution.
We would also like to thank Abhishek for reporting two additional use-after-free
flaws introduced during Firefox 16 development and fixed before general release.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Firefox version(s) below 16.");
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: "16")) {
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "16", install_path: location);
security_message(port: 0, data: report);
exit(0);
}
exit(99);
bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=765621
bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=785574
bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=785720
bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=786111
bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=786895
bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=788950
www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2012-85/
MFSA2012-85