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Mozilla Firefox Security Advisory (MFSA2016-63) - 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. Favicon network connection can persist when page is closed which allows malicious sites to track user across multiple IP addresses

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# Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone Networks GmbH
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
# as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
# of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
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CPE = "cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.2.1.2016.63");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2016-2830");
  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:"4.3");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2017-08-15 23:29:00 +0000 (Tue, 15 Aug 2017)");

  script_name("Mozilla Firefox Security Advisory (MFSA2016-63) - 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:"MFSA2016-63");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-63/");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1255270");

  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:"Favicon network connection can persist when page is closed
Security researcher Toni Huttunen reported that once the favicon is
requested from a site, the remote server can keep the favicon network connection open even
when the page is later closed. This allows a malicious site to continue to use this
channel to send requests to the browser, leading to potential information disclosure, such as tracking the user across multiple IP addresses as the user changes networks.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Firefox version(s) below 48.");

  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: "48")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "48", install_path: location);
  security_message(port: 0, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);

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08 Nov 2021 00:00Current
6.9Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.9
CVSS 34.3
CVSS 24.3
EPSS0.01459
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