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Mozilla Firefox Security Advisory (MFSA2014-28) - Linux

🗓️ 11 Nov 2021 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone Networks GmbHType 
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This host is missing a security update for Mozilla Firefox. SVG filters can lead to timing attacks and information disclosure

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# Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone Networks GmbH
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CPE = "cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.2.1.2014.28");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2014-1505");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2021-11-11 09:42:47 +0000 (Thu, 11 Nov 2021)");
  script_version("2021-11-11T09:42:47+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2021-11-11 09:42:47 +0000 (Thu, 11 Nov 2021)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2020-08-05 11:51:00 +0000 (Wed, 05 Aug 2020)");

  script_name("Mozilla Firefox Security Advisory (MFSA2014-28) - 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:"MFSA2014-28");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2014-28/");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=941887");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2013/mfsa2013-55.html");

  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:"SVG filters information disclosure through feDisplacementMap
Mozilla developer Robert O'Callahan reported a mechanism for
timing attacks involving SVG filters and displacements input to
feDisplacementMap. This allows displacements to potentially be
correlated with values derived from content. This is similar to the previously
reported techniques used for SVG timing attacks and could allow for text values
to be read across domains, leading to information disclosure.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Firefox version(s) below 28.");

  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: "28")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "28", install_path: location);
  security_message(port: 0, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);

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11 Nov 2021 00:00Current
8.7High risk
Vulners AI Score8.7
CVSS 25
CVSS 3.17.5
EPSS0.04002
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