Vulnerabilities > CVE-2017-5453 - Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox

047910
CVSS 4.3 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
LOW
Availability impact
NONE
network
low complexity
mozilla
CWE-20
nessus
NVD
Published: 2018-06-11
Updated: 2024-11-21

Summary

A mechanism to inject static HTML into the RSS reader preview page due to a failure to escape characters sent as URL parameters for a feed's "TITLE" element. This vulnerability allows for spoofing but no scripted content can be run. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 53.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Mozilla
513

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables
    This attack pattern involves causing a buffer overflow through manipulation of environment variables. Once the attacker finds that they can modify an environment variable, they may try to overflow associated buffers. This attack leverages implicit trust often placed in environment variables.
  • Server Side Include (SSI) Injection
    An attacker can use Server Side Include (SSI) Injection to send code to a web application that then gets executed by the web server. Doing so enables the attacker to achieve similar results to Cross Site Scripting, viz., arbitrary code execution and information disclosure, albeit on a more limited scale, since the SSI directives are nowhere near as powerful as a full-fledged scripting language. Nonetheless, the attacker can conveniently gain access to sensitive files, such as password files, and execute shell commands.
  • Cross Zone Scripting
    An attacker is able to cause a victim to load content into their web-browser that bypasses security zone controls and gain access to increased privileges to execute scripting code or other web objects such as unsigned ActiveX controls or applets. This is a privilege elevation attack targeted at zone-based web-browser security. In a zone-based model, pages belong to one of a set of zones corresponding to the level of privilege assigned to that page. Pages in an untrusted zone would have a lesser level of access to the system and/or be restricted in the types of executable content it was allowed to invoke. In a cross-zone scripting attack, a page that should be assigned to a less privileged zone is granted the privileges of a more trusted zone. This can be accomplished by exploiting bugs in the browser, exploiting incorrect configuration in the zone controls, through a cross-site scripting attack that causes the attackers' content to be treated as coming from a more trusted page, or by leveraging some piece of system functionality that is accessible from both the trusted and less trusted zone. This attack differs from "Restful Privilege Escalation" in that the latter correlates to the inadequate securing of RESTful access methods (such as HTTP DELETE) on the server, while cross-zone scripting attacks the concept of security zones as implemented by a browser.
  • Cross Site Scripting through Log Files
    An attacker may leverage a system weakness where logs are susceptible to log injection to insert scripts into the system's logs. If these logs are later viewed by an administrator through a thin administrative interface and the log data is not properly HTML encoded before being written to the page, the attackers' scripts stored in the log will be executed in the administrative interface with potentially serious consequences. This attack pattern is really a combination of two other attack patterns: log injection and stored cross site scripting.
  • Command Line Execution through SQL Injection
    An attacker uses standard SQL injection methods to inject data into the command line for execution. This could be done directly through misuse of directives such as MSSQL_xp_cmdshell or indirectly through injection of data into the database that would be interpreted as shell commands. Sometime later, an unscrupulous backend application (or could be part of the functionality of the same application) fetches the injected data stored in the database and uses this data as command line arguments without performing proper validation. The malicious data escapes that data plane by spawning new commands to be executed on the host.

Nessus

  • NASL familyMacOS X Local Security Checks
    NASL idMACOSX_FIREFOX_53_0.NASL
    descriptionThe version of Mozilla Firefox installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is prior to 53. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerabilities : - Multiple buffer overflow conditions exist in the FLEX generated code due to improper validation of certain input. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit these to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-6354, CVE-2017-5469) - Multiple flaws exist in the Libevent library, within files evdns.c and evutil.c, due to improper validation of input when handling IP address strings, empty base name strings, and DNS packets. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit these to cause a denial of service condition or the execution of arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-10195, CVE-2016-10196, CVE-2016-10197, CVE-2017-5437) - Multiple memory corruption issues exist that allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5429, CVE-2017-5430) - A use-after-free error exists in input text selection that allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition or the execution of arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5432) - A use-after-free error exists in the SMIL animation functions when handling animation elements. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to cause a denial of service condition or the execution of arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5433) - A use-after-free error exists when redirecting focus handling that allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition or the execution of arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5434) - A use-after-free error exists in design mode interactions when handling transaction processing in the editor. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to cause a denial of service condition or the execution of arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5435) - An out-of-bounds write error exists in the Graphite 2 library when handling specially crafted Graphite fonts. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to cause a denial of service condition or the execution of arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5436) - A use-after-free error exists in the nsAutoPtr() function during XSLT processing due to the result handler being held by a freed handler. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to cause a denial of service condition or the execution of arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5438) - A use-after-free error exists in the Length() function in nsTArray when handling template parameters during XSLT processing. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to cause a denial of service condition or the execution of arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5439) - A use-after-free error exists in the txExecutionState destructor when processing XSLT content. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to cause a denial of service condition or the execution of arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5440) - A use-after-free error exists when holding a selection during scroll events. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to cause a denial of service condition or the execution of arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5441) - A use-after-free error exists when changing styles in DOM elements that allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition or the execution of arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5442) - An out-of-bounds write error exists while decoding improperly formed BinHex format archives that allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition or the execution of arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5443) - A buffer overflow condition exists while parsing application/http-index-format format content due to improper validation of user-supplied input. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via improperly formatted data, to disclose out-of-bounds memory content. (CVE-2017-5444) - A flaw exists in nsDirIndexParser.cpp when parsing application/http-index-format format content in which uninitialized values are used to create an array. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to disclose memory contents. (CVE-2017-5445) - An out-of-bounds read error exists when handling HTTP/2 DATA connections to a server that sends DATA frames with incorrect content. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit to cause a denial of service condition or the disclosure of memory contents. (CVE-2017-5446) - An out-of-bounds read error exists when processing glyph widths during text layout. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to cause a denial of service condition or the disclosure of memory contents. (CVE-2017-5447) - An out-of-bounds write error exists in the ClearKeyDecryptor::Decrypt() function within file ClearKeyDecryptionManager.cpp when decrypting Clearkey-encrypted media content. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to cause a denial of service condition or the execution of arbitrary code. This vulnerability can only be exploited if a secondary mechanism can be used to escape the Gecko Media Plugin (GMP) sandbox. (CVE-2017-5448) - A flaw exists when handling bidirectional Unicode text in conjunction with CSS animations that allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition or the execution or arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5449) - A flaw exists in the handling of specially crafted
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id99629
    published2017-04-24
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2017-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/99629
    titleMozilla Firefox < 53 Multiple Vulnerabilities (macOS)
    code
    #
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(99629);
  script_version("1.7");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/13");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2016-6354",
    "CVE-2016-10195",
    "CVE-2016-10196",
    "CVE-2016-10197",
    "CVE-2017-5429",
    "CVE-2017-5430",
    "CVE-2017-5432",
    "CVE-2017-5433",
    "CVE-2017-5434",
    "CVE-2017-5435",
    "CVE-2017-5436",
    "CVE-2017-5437",
    "CVE-2017-5438",
    "CVE-2017-5439",
    "CVE-2017-5440",
    "CVE-2017-5441",
    "CVE-2017-5442",
    "CVE-2017-5443",
    "CVE-2017-5444",
    "CVE-2017-5445",
    "CVE-2017-5446",
    "CVE-2017-5447",
    "CVE-2017-5448",
    "CVE-2017-5449",
    "CVE-2017-5451",
    "CVE-2017-5453",
    "CVE-2017-5454",
    "CVE-2017-5455",
    "CVE-2017-5456",
    "CVE-2017-5458",
    "CVE-2017-5459",
    "CVE-2017-5460",
    "CVE-2017-5461",
    "CVE-2017-5462",
    "CVE-2017-5464",
    "CVE-2017-5465",
    "CVE-2017-5466",
    "CVE-2017-5467",
    "CVE-2017-5468",
    "CVE-2017-5469"
  );
  script_bugtraq_id(92141, 96014, 97940);
  script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2017-10");

  script_name(english:"Mozilla Firefox < 53 Multiple Vulnerabilities (macOS)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks the version of Firefox.");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote macOS or Mac OS X host contains a web browser that is
affected by multiple vulnerabilities.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of Mozilla Firefox installed on the remote macOS or Mac
OS X host is prior to 53. It is, therefore, affected by the following
vulnerabilities :

  - Multiple buffer overflow conditions exist in the FLEX
    generated code due to improper validation of certain
    input. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit
    these to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-6354,
    CVE-2017-5469)

  - Multiple flaws exist in the Libevent library, within
    files evdns.c and evutil.c, due to improper validation
    of input when handling IP address strings, empty base
    name strings, and DNS packets. An unauthenticated,
    remote attacker can exploit these to cause a denial of
    service condition or the execution of arbitrary code.
    (CVE-2016-10195, CVE-2016-10196, CVE-2016-10197,
    CVE-2017-5437)

  - Multiple memory corruption issues exist that allow an
    unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary
    code. (CVE-2017-5429, CVE-2017-5430)

  - A use-after-free error exists in input text selection
    that allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to
    cause a denial of service condition or the execution of
    arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5432)

  - A use-after-free error exists in the SMIL animation
    functions when handling animation elements. An
    unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to
    cause a denial of service condition or the execution of
    arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5433)

  - A use-after-free error exists when redirecting focus
    handling that allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker
    to cause a denial of service condition or the execution
    of arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5434)

  - A use-after-free error exists in design mode
    interactions when handling transaction processing in
    the editor. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can
    exploit this to cause a denial of service condition or
    the execution of arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5435)

  - An out-of-bounds write error exists in the Graphite 2
    library when handling specially crafted Graphite fonts.
    An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to
    cause a denial of service condition or the execution of
    arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5436)

  - A use-after-free error exists in the nsAutoPtr()
    function during XSLT processing due to the result
    handler being held by a freed handler. An
    unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to
    cause a denial of service condition or the execution of
    arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5438)

  - A use-after-free error exists in the Length() function
    in nsTArray when handling template parameters during
    XSLT processing. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can
    exploit this to cause a denial of service condition or
    the execution of arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5439)

  - A use-after-free error exists in the txExecutionState
    destructor when processing XSLT content. An
    unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to
    cause a denial of service condition or the execution of
    arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5440)

  - A use-after-free error exists when holding a selection
    during scroll events. An unauthenticated, remote
    attacker can exploit this to cause a denial of service
    condition or the execution of arbitrary code.
    (CVE-2017-5441)

  - A use-after-free error exists when changing styles in
    DOM elements that allows an unauthenticated, remote
    attacker to cause a denial of service condition or the
    execution of arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5442)

  - An out-of-bounds write error exists while decoding
    improperly formed BinHex format archives that allows an
    unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of
    service condition or the execution of arbitrary code.
    (CVE-2017-5443)

  - A buffer overflow condition exists while parsing
    application/http-index-format format content due to
    improper validation of user-supplied input. An
    unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via
    improperly formatted data, to disclose out-of-bounds
    memory content. (CVE-2017-5444)

  - A flaw exists in nsDirIndexParser.cpp when parsing
    application/http-index-format format content in which
    uninitialized values are used to create an array. An
    unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to
    disclose memory contents. (CVE-2017-5445)

  - An out-of-bounds read error exists when handling HTTP/2
    DATA connections to a server that sends DATA frames with
    incorrect content. An unauthenticated, remote attacker
    can exploit to cause a denial of service condition or
    the disclosure of memory contents. (CVE-2017-5446)

  - An out-of-bounds read error exists when processing glyph
    widths during text layout. An unauthenticated, remote
    attacker can exploit this to cause a denial of service
    condition or the disclosure of memory contents.
    (CVE-2017-5447)

  - An out-of-bounds write error exists in the
    ClearKeyDecryptor::Decrypt() function within file
    ClearKeyDecryptionManager.cpp when decrypting
    Clearkey-encrypted media content. An unauthenticated,
    remote attacker can exploit this to cause a denial of
    service condition or the execution of arbitrary code.
    This vulnerability can only be exploited if a secondary
    mechanism can be used to escape the Gecko Media Plugin
    (GMP) sandbox. (CVE-2017-5448)

  - A flaw exists when handling bidirectional Unicode text
    in conjunction with CSS animations that allows an
    unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of
    service condition or the execution or arbitrary code.
    (CVE-2017-5449)

  - A flaw exists in the handling of specially crafted
    'onblur' events. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can
    exploit this, via a specially crafted event, to spoof
    the address bar, making the loaded site appear to be
    different from the one actually loaded. (CVE-2017-5451)

  - A flaw exists in the RSS reader preview page due to
    improper sanitization of URL parameters for a feed's
    TITLE element. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can
    exploit this to spoof the TITLE element. However, no
    scripted content can be run. (CVE-2017-5453)

  - A flaw exists in the FileSystemSecurity::Forget()
    function within file FileSystemSecurity.cpp when using
    the File Picker due to improper sanitization of input
    containing path traversal sequences. An unauthenticated,
    remote attacker can exploit this to bypass file system
    access protections in the sandbox and read arbitrary
    files on the local file system. (CVE-2017-5454)

  - An unspecified flaw exists in the internal feed reader
    APIs when handling messages. An unauthenticated, remote
    attacker can exploit this to escape the sandbox and
    gain elevated privileges if it can be combined with
    another vulnerability that allows remote code execution
    inside the sandboxed process. (CVE-2017-5455)

  - A flaw exists in the Entries API when using a file
    system request constructor through an IPC message. An
    unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to
    bypass file system access protections in the sandbox
    and gain read and write access to the local file system.
    (CVE-2017-5456)

  - A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability
    exists when dragging and dropping a 'javascript:' URL
    into the address bar due to improper validation of
    input. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit
    this to execute arbitrary script code in a user's
    browser session. (CVE-2017-5458)

  - A buffer overflow condition exists in WebGL when
    handling web content due to improper validation of
    certain input. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can
    exploit this to cause a denial of service condition or
    the execution of arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5459)

  - A use-after-free error exists in frame selection when
    handling a specially crafted combination of script
    content and key presses by the user. An unauthenticated,
    remote attacker can exploit this to cause a denial of
    service condition or the execution of arbitrary code.
    (CVE-2017-5460)

  - An out-of-bounds write error exists in the Network
    Security Services (NSS) library during Base64 decoding
    operations due to insufficient memory being allocated to
    a buffer. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can
    exploit this to cause a denial of service condition or
    the execution of arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5461)

  - A flaw exists in the Network Security Services (NSS)
    library during DRBG number generation due to the
    internal state V not correctly carrying bits over. An
    unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to
    potentially cause predictable random number generation.
    (CVE-2017-5462)

  - A flaw exists when making changes to DOM content in the
    accessibility tree due to improper validation of certain
    input, which can lead to the DOM tree becoming out of
    sync with the accessibility tree. An unauthenticated,
    remote attacker can exploit this to corrupt memory,
    resulting in a denial of service condition or the
    execution of arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5464)

  - An out-of-bounds read error exists in ConvolvePixel when
    processing SVG content, which allows for otherwise
    inaccessible memory being copied into SVG graphic
    content. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit
    this to disclose memory contents or cause a denial of
    service condition. (CVE-2017-5465)

  - A cross-site script (XSS) vulnerability exists due to
    improper handling of data:text/html URL redirects when
    a reload is triggered, which causes the reloaded
    data:text/html page to have its origin set incorrectly.
    An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this,
    via a specially crafted request, to execute arbitrary
    script code in a user's browser session. (CVE-2017-5466)

  - A memory corruption issue exists when rendering Skia
    content outside of the bounds of a clipping region due
    to improper validation of certain input. An
    unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to
    cause a denial of service condition or the execution of
    arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5467)

  - A flaw exists in the developer tools due to an incorrect
    ownership model of privateBrowsing information. An
    unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to
    cause a denial of service condition. (CVE-2017-5468)");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 53 or later.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2017-5469");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2016/01/27");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2017/04/19");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2017/04/24");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"MacOS X Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2017-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("macosx_firefox_installed.nasl");
  script_require_keys("MacOSX/Firefox/Installed");

  exit(0);
}

include("mozilla_version.inc");

kb_base = "MacOSX/Firefox";
get_kb_item_or_exit(kb_base+"/Installed");

version = get_kb_item_or_exit(kb_base+"/Version", exit_code:1);
path = get_kb_item_or_exit(kb_base+"/Path", exit_code:1);

if (get_kb_item(kb_base + '/is_esr')) exit(0, 'The Mozilla Firefox installation is in the ESR branch.');

mozilla_check_version(product:'firefox', version:version, path:path, esr:FALSE, fix:'53', severity:SECURITY_HOLE);
  • NASL familyUbuntu Local Security Checks
    NASL idUBUNTU_USN-3260-2.NASL
    descriptionUSN-3260-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update caused the date picker panel and form validation errors to close immediately on opening. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to read uninitialized memory, obtain sensitive information, spoof the addressbar contents or other UI elements, escape the sandbox to read local files, conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5429, CVE-2017-5430, CVE-2017-5432, CVE-2017-5433, CVE-2017-5434, CVE-2017-5435, CVE-2017-5436, CVE-2017-5437, CVE-2017-5438, CVE-2017-5439, CVE-2017-5440, CVE-2017-5441, CVE-2017-5442, CVE-2017-5443, CVE-2017-5444, CVE-2017-5445, CVE-2017-5446, CVE-2017-5447, CVE-2017-5448, CVE-2017-5449, CVE-2017-5451, CVE-2017-5453, CVE-2017-5454, CVE-2017-5455, CVE-2017-5456, CVE-2017-5458, CVE-2017-5459, CVE-2017-5460, CVE-2017-5461, CVE-2017-5464, CVE-2017-5465, CVE-2017-5466, CVE-2017-5467, CVE-2017-5468, CVE-2017-5469) A flaw was discovered in the DRBG number generation in NSS. If an attacker were able to perform a man-in-the-middle attack, this flaw could potentially be exploited to view sensitive information. (CVE-2017-5462). Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id100153
    published2017-05-12
    reporterUbuntu Security Notice (C) 2017-2019 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2017-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/100153
    titleUbuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 16.10 / 17.04 : firefox regression (USN-3260-2)
    code
    #
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3260-2. The text 
# itself is copyright (C) Canonical, Inc. See 
# <http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/>. Ubuntu(R) is a registered 
# trademark of Canonical, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(100153);
  script_version("3.9");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/09/18 12:31:46");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2017-5429", "CVE-2017-5430", "CVE-2017-5432", "CVE-2017-5433", "CVE-2017-5434", "CVE-2017-5435", "CVE-2017-5436", "CVE-2017-5437", "CVE-2017-5438", "CVE-2017-5439", "CVE-2017-5440", "CVE-2017-5441", "CVE-2017-5442", "CVE-2017-5443", "CVE-2017-5444", "CVE-2017-5445", "CVE-2017-5446", "CVE-2017-5447", "CVE-2017-5448", "CVE-2017-5449", "CVE-2017-5451", "CVE-2017-5453", "CVE-2017-5454", "CVE-2017-5455", "CVE-2017-5456", "CVE-2017-5458", "CVE-2017-5459", "CVE-2017-5460", "CVE-2017-5461", "CVE-2017-5462", "CVE-2017-5464", "CVE-2017-5465", "CVE-2017-5466", "CVE-2017-5467", "CVE-2017-5468", "CVE-2017-5469");
  script_xref(name:"USN", value:"3260-2");

  script_name(english:"Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 16.10 / 17.04 : firefox regression (USN-3260-2)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for updated package.");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"USN-3260-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update caused the
date picker panel and form validation errors to close immediately on
opening. This update fixes the problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were
tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
potentially exploit these to read uninitialized memory, obtain
sensitive information, spoof the addressbar contents or other UI
elements, escape the sandbox to read local files, conduct cross-site
scripting (XSS) attacks, cause a denial of service via application
crash, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5429, CVE-2017-5430,
CVE-2017-5432, CVE-2017-5433, CVE-2017-5434, CVE-2017-5435,
CVE-2017-5436, CVE-2017-5437, CVE-2017-5438, CVE-2017-5439,
CVE-2017-5440, CVE-2017-5441, CVE-2017-5442, CVE-2017-5443,
CVE-2017-5444, CVE-2017-5445, CVE-2017-5446, CVE-2017-5447,
CVE-2017-5448, CVE-2017-5449, CVE-2017-5451, CVE-2017-5453,
CVE-2017-5454, CVE-2017-5455, CVE-2017-5456, CVE-2017-5458,
CVE-2017-5459, CVE-2017-5460, CVE-2017-5461, CVE-2017-5464,
CVE-2017-5465, CVE-2017-5466, CVE-2017-5467, CVE-2017-5468,
CVE-2017-5469)

A flaw was discovered in the DRBG number generation in NSS.
If an attacker were able to perform a man-in-the-middle
attack, this flaw could potentially be exploited to view
sensitive information. (CVE-2017-5462).

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable
has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible
without introducing additional issues."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://usn.ubuntu.com/3260-2/"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected firefox package."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:firefox");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.04");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2017/04/25");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2017/05/11");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2017/05/12");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2017-2019 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2017-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"Ubuntu Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/cpu", "Host/Ubuntu", "Host/Ubuntu/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("ubuntu.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");

if ( ! get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled") ) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/Ubuntu/release");
if ( isnull(release) ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Ubuntu");
release = chomp(release);
if (! preg(pattern:"^(14\.04|16\.04|16\.10|17\.04)$", string:release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Ubuntu 14.04 / 16.04 / 16.10 / 17.04", "Ubuntu " + release);
if ( ! get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l") ) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Ubuntu", cpu);

flag = 0;

if (ubuntu_check(osver:"14.04", pkgname:"firefox", pkgver:"53.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"16.04", pkgname:"firefox", pkgver:"53.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"16.10", pkgname:"firefox", pkgver:"53.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.10.2")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"17.04", pkgname:"firefox", pkgver:"53.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.17.04.2")) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
    port       : 0,
    severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
    extra      : ubuntu_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = ubuntu_pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "firefox");
}
  • NASL familyUbuntu Local Security Checks
    NASL idUBUNTU_USN-3260-1.NASL
    descriptionMultiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to read uninitialized memory, obtain sensitive information, spoof the addressbar contents or other UI elements, escape the sandbox to read local files, conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5429, CVE-2017-5430, CVE-2017-5432, CVE-2017-5433, CVE-2017-5434, CVE-2017-5435, CVE-2017-5436, CVE-2017-5437, CVE-2017-5438, CVE-2017-5439, CVE-2017-5440, CVE-2017-5441, CVE-2017-5442, CVE-2017-5443, CVE-2017-5444, CVE-2017-5445, CVE-2017-5446, CVE-2017-5447, CVE-2017-5448, CVE-2017-5449, CVE-2017-5451, CVE-2017-5453, CVE-2017-5454, CVE-2017-5455, CVE-2017-5456, CVE-2017-5458, CVE-2017-5459, CVE-2017-5460, CVE-2017-5461, CVE-2017-5464, CVE-2017-5465, CVE-2017-5466, CVE-2017-5467, CVE-2017-5468, CVE-2017-5469) A flaw was discovered in the DRBG number generation in NSS. If an attacker were able to perform a man-in-the-middle attack, this flaw could potentially be exploited to view sensitive information. (CVE-2017-5462). Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id99626
    published2017-04-24
    reporterUbuntu Security Notice (C) 2017-2019 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2017-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/99626
    titleUbuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 16.10 / 17.04 : firefox vulnerabilities (USN-3260-1)
    code
    #
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3260-1. The text 
# itself is copyright (C) Canonical, Inc. See 
# <http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/>. Ubuntu(R) is a registered 
# trademark of Canonical, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(99626);
  script_version("3.11");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/09/18 12:31:46");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2017-5429", "CVE-2017-5430", "CVE-2017-5432", "CVE-2017-5433", "CVE-2017-5434", "CVE-2017-5435", "CVE-2017-5436", "CVE-2017-5437", "CVE-2017-5438", "CVE-2017-5439", "CVE-2017-5440", "CVE-2017-5441", "CVE-2017-5442", "CVE-2017-5443", "CVE-2017-5444", "CVE-2017-5445", "CVE-2017-5446", "CVE-2017-5447", "CVE-2017-5448", "CVE-2017-5449", "CVE-2017-5451", "CVE-2017-5453", "CVE-2017-5454", "CVE-2017-5455", "CVE-2017-5456", "CVE-2017-5458", "CVE-2017-5459", "CVE-2017-5460", "CVE-2017-5461", "CVE-2017-5462", "CVE-2017-5464", "CVE-2017-5465", "CVE-2017-5466", "CVE-2017-5467", "CVE-2017-5468", "CVE-2017-5469");
  script_xref(name:"USN", value:"3260-1");

  script_name(english:"Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 16.10 / 17.04 : firefox vulnerabilities (USN-3260-1)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for updated package.");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were
tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
potentially exploit these to read uninitialized memory, obtain
sensitive information, spoof the addressbar contents or other UI
elements, escape the sandbox to read local files, conduct cross-site
scripting (XSS) attacks, cause a denial of service via application
crash, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5429, CVE-2017-5430,
CVE-2017-5432, CVE-2017-5433, CVE-2017-5434, CVE-2017-5435,
CVE-2017-5436, CVE-2017-5437, CVE-2017-5438, CVE-2017-5439,
CVE-2017-5440, CVE-2017-5441, CVE-2017-5442, CVE-2017-5443,
CVE-2017-5444, CVE-2017-5445, CVE-2017-5446, CVE-2017-5447,
CVE-2017-5448, CVE-2017-5449, CVE-2017-5451, CVE-2017-5453,
CVE-2017-5454, CVE-2017-5455, CVE-2017-5456, CVE-2017-5458,
CVE-2017-5459, CVE-2017-5460, CVE-2017-5461, CVE-2017-5464,
CVE-2017-5465, CVE-2017-5466, CVE-2017-5467, CVE-2017-5468,
CVE-2017-5469)

A flaw was discovered in the DRBG number generation in NSS. If an
attacker were able to perform a man-in-the-middle attack, this flaw
could potentially be exploited to view sensitive information.
(CVE-2017-5462).

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable
has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible
without introducing additional issues."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://usn.ubuntu.com/3260-1/"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected firefox package."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:firefox");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.04");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2017/04/25");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2017/04/21");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2017/04/24");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2017-2019 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2017-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"Ubuntu Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/cpu", "Host/Ubuntu", "Host/Ubuntu/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("ubuntu.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");

if ( ! get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled") ) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/Ubuntu/release");
if ( isnull(release) ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Ubuntu");
release = chomp(release);
if (! preg(pattern:"^(14\.04|16\.04|16\.10|17\.04)$", string:release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Ubuntu 14.04 / 16.04 / 16.10 / 17.04", "Ubuntu " + release);
if ( ! get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l") ) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Ubuntu", cpu);

flag = 0;

if (ubuntu_check(osver:"14.04", pkgname:"firefox", pkgver:"53.0+build6-0ubuntu0.14.04.1")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"16.04", pkgname:"firefox", pkgver:"53.0+build6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"16.10", pkgname:"firefox", pkgver:"53.0+build6-0ubuntu0.16.10.1")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"17.04", pkgname:"firefox", pkgver:"53.0+build6-0ubuntu0.17.04.1")) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
    port       : 0,
    severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
    extra      : ubuntu_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = ubuntu_pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "firefox");
}
  • NASL familyFreeBSD Local Security Checks
    NASL idFREEBSD_PKG_5E0A038ACA30416DA2F538CBF5E7DF33.NASL
    descriptionMozilla Foundation reports : Please reference CVE/URL list for details
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id99496
    published2017-04-20
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2017-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/99496
    titleFreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (5e0a038a-ca30-416d-a2f5-38cbf5e7df33)
  • NASL familyWindows
    NASL idMOZILLA_FIREFOX_53_0.NASL
    descriptionThe version of Mozilla Firefox installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 53. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerabilities : - Multiple buffer overflow conditions exist in the FLEX generated code due to improper validation of certain input. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit these to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-6354, CVE-2017-5469) - Multiple flaws exist in the Libevent library, within files evdns.c and evutil.c, due to improper validation of input when handling IP address strings, empty base name strings, and DNS packets. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit these to cause a denial of service condition or the execution of arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-10195, CVE-2016-10196, CVE-2016-10197, CVE-2017-5437) - Multiple memory corruption issues exist that allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5429, CVE-2017-5430) - A use-after-free error exists in input text selection that allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition or the execution of arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5432) - A use-after-free error exists in the SMIL animation functions when handling animation elements. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to cause a denial of service condition or the execution of arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5433) - A use-after-free error exists when redirecting focus handling that allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition or the execution of arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5434) - A use-after-free error exists in design mode interactions when handling transaction processing in the editor. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to cause a denial of service condition or the execution of arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5435) - An out-of-bounds write error exists in the Graphite 2 library when handling specially crafted Graphite fonts. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to cause a denial of service condition or the execution of arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5436) - A use-after-free error exists in the nsAutoPtr() function during XSLT processing due to the result handler being held by a freed handler. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to cause a denial of service condition or the execution of arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5438) - A use-after-free error exists in the Length() function in nsTArray when handling template parameters during XSLT processing. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to cause a denial of service condition or the execution of arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5439) - A use-after-free error exists in the txExecutionState destructor when processing XSLT content. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to cause a denial of service condition or the execution of arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5440) - A use-after-free error exists when holding a selection during scroll events. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to cause a denial of service condition or the execution of arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5441) - A use-after-free error exists when changing styles in DOM elements that allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition or the execution of arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5442) - An out-of-bounds write error exists while decoding improperly formed BinHex format archives that allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition or the execution of arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5443) - A buffer overflow condition exists while parsing application/http-index-format format content due to improper validation of user-supplied input. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via improperly formatted data, to disclose out-of-bounds memory content. (CVE-2017-5444) - A flaw exists in nsDirIndexParser.cpp when parsing application/http-index-format format content in which uninitialized values are used to create an array. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to disclose memory contents. (CVE-2017-5445) - An out-of-bounds read error exists when handling HTTP/2 DATA connections to a server that sends DATA frames with incorrect content. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit to cause a denial of service condition or the disclosure of memory contents. (CVE-2017-5446) - An out-of-bounds read error exists when processing glyph widths during text layout. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to cause a denial of service condition or the disclosure of memory contents. (CVE-2017-5447) - An out-of-bounds write error exists in the ClearKeyDecryptor::Decrypt() function within file ClearKeyDecryptionManager.cpp when decrypting Clearkey-encrypted media content. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to cause a denial of service condition or the execution of arbitrary code. This vulnerability can only be exploited if a secondary mechanism can be used to escape the Gecko Media Plugin (GMP) sandbox. (CVE-2017-5448) - A flaw exists when handling bidirectional Unicode text in conjunction with CSS animations that allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition or the execution or arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5449) - A flaw exists in the handling of specially crafted
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id99632
    published2017-04-24
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2017-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/99632
    titleMozilla Firefox < 53 Multiple Vulnerabilities

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