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Mozilla Firefox Security Advisory (MFSA2016-49) - Linux

🗓️ 08 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. Miscellaneous memory safety hazards detected in Firefox version(s) below 47

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

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.2.1.2016.49");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-2815", "CVE-2016-2818");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2021-11-08 15:21:25 +0000 (Mon, 08 Nov 2021)");
  script_version("2021-11-08T15:21:25+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2021-11-08 15:21:25 +0000 (Mon, 08 Nov 2021)");
  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:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/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:"2018-10-30 15:27:00 +0000 (Tue, 30 Oct 2018)");

  script_name("Mozilla Firefox Security Advisory (MFSA2016-49) - 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:"MFSA2016-49");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-49/");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1243466,1242798,1241896,1264300,1245743,1271037");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1269729,1264575,1267130,1256493,1256739,1256968,1261230,1261752,1234147,1263384,1265577,1273202,1273701");

  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:"Miscellaneous memory safety hazards (rv:47.0 / rv:45.2)
Mozilla developers and community members reported several memory safety bugs in the
browser engine used in Firefox and other Mozilla-based products. Some of these bugs showed
evidence of memory corruption under certain circumstances, and we presume that with enough
effort at least some of these could be exploited to run arbitrary code.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Firefox version(s) below 47.");

  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: "47")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "47", install_path: location);
  security_message(port: 0, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);

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08 Nov 2021 00:00Current
8.8High risk
Vulners AI Score8.8
CVSS 26.8
CVSS 38.8
EPSS0.03873
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