Mozilla Firefox Security Advisory (MFSA2014-35) - Linux

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

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.2.1.2014.35");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2014-1520");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2021-11-11 09:42:47 +0000 (Thu, 11 Nov 2021)");
  script_version("2021-11-15T03:01:29+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2021-11-15 03:01:29 +0000 (Mon, 15 Nov 2021)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.9");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");

  script_name("Mozilla Firefox Security Advisory (MFSA2014-35) - 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:"MFSA2014-35");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2014-35/");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=961676");

  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:"Privilege escalation through Mozilla Maintenance Service Installer
Security researcher Ash reported an issue affected the
Mozilla Maintenance Service on Windows systems. The Mozilla Maintenance Service
installer writes to a temporary directory created during the update process
which is writable by users. If malicious DLL files are placed within this
directory during the update process, these DLL files can run in a privileged
context through the Mozilla Maintenance Service's privileges, allowing for local
privilege escalation.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Firefox version(s) below 29.");

  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: "29")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "29", install_path: location);
  security_message(port: 0, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);