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RHEL 7 : firefox (RHSA-2018:2884)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 117972
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for firefox.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2018:2884 advisory.- Mozilla: type confusion in JavaScript (CVE-2018-12386)
- Mozilla: stack out-of-bounds read in Array.prototype.push (CVE-2018-12387)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the RHEL firefox package based on the guidance in RHSA-2018:2884.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?1a108d76
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-24/
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2884
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 117972
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2018-2884.nasl
Version: 1.12
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 10/9/2018
Updated: 4/27/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.0
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.4
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-12387
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.1
Temporal Score: 8.2
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:firefox, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/8/2018
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/18/2018
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2018-12386, CVE-2018-12387