| VID |
28777 |
| Severity |
40 |
| Port |
139,445 |
| Protocol |
TCP |
| Class |
SMB |
| Detailed Description |
A version of Mozilla Firefox which is older than 3.5.1 has been installed on the host. Mozilla is an open-source based Web browser, developed by the Mozilla project. Mozilla Firefox versions 3.5.x prior to 3.5.1 are vulnerable to memory corruption vulnerability.
This version is potentially affected by a memory corruption issue. Specifically, n certain cases after a return from a native function, such as escape(), the Just-in-Time (JIT) compiler could get into a corrupt state. An attacker who is able to trick a user of the affected software into
visiting a malicious link may be able to leverage this issue to run arbitrary code subject to the user's privileges
* Note: This check requires an account with Guest or upper privileges which can access the registry of the remote host to scan. Absence of these condition will result in the check not being performed and a False Negative for all vulnerable hosts
* References:
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-41.html
* Platforms Affected:
Mozilla Project, Firefox versions 3.5.x prior to 3.5.1
Microsoft Windows Any version
Unix Any version |
| Recommendation |
Upgrade to the latest version of Firefox (3.5.1 or later), available from the Mozilla Firefox Download Web page at http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/ |
| Related URL |
CVE-2009-2477 (CVE) |
| Related URL |
35660 (SecurityFocus) |
| Related URL |
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