| VID |
28797 |
| Severity |
40 |
| Port |
139,445 |
| Protocol |
TCP |
| Class |
SMB |
| Detailed Description |
A version of Mozilla Firefox which is older than 3.5.6 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 3.5.6 are vulnerable to multiple vulnerabilities.
- Multiple crashes can result in arbitrary code execution. (MFSA 2009-65)
- Multiple vulnerabilities in 'liboggplay' can lead to arbitrary code execution. (MFSA 2009-66)
- An integer overflow in the 'Theora' video library can lead to a crash or the execution of arbitrary code. (MFSA 2009-67)
- The NTLM implementation is vulnerable to reflection attacks in which NTLM credentials from one application can be forwarded to another application. (MFSA 2009-68)
- Multiple location bar spoofing vulnerabilities exist.(MFSA 2009-69)
- A content window which is opened by a chrome window retains a reference to the chrome window via the 'window.opener' property, which can lead to privilege escalation. (MFSA 2009-70)
- The exception messages generated by the GeckoActiveXObject' differ based on whether or not the requested COM object's ProgID is present in the system
registry. (MFSA 2009-71)
* Note: This check requires an account with administrative privileges which can log into the host to scan. Absence of this 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/mfsa2009-65.html
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-66.html
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-67.html
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-68.html
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-69.html
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-70.html
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-71.html
* Platforms Affected:
Mozilla Project, Firefox versions 3.5.x prior to 3.5.6
Microsoft Windows Any version
Linux Any version |
| Recommendation |
Upgrade to the latest version of Firefox (3.5.6 or later), available from the Mozilla Firefox Download Web page at http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/ |
| Related URL |
CVE-2009-3388,CVE-2009-3389,CVE-2009-3979,CVE-2009-3980,CVE-2009-3981,CVE-2009-3982,CVE-2009-3983,CVE-2009-3984,CVE-2009-3985,CVE-2009-3986 (CVE) |
| Related URL |
37360,37361,37362,37363,37364,37365,37366,37367,37368,37369,37370 (SecurityFocus) |
| Related URL |
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