Vulnerabilities > CVE-2017-7827 - Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox

047910
CVSS 9.8 - CRITICAL
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
HIGH
Availability impact
HIGH
network
low complexity
mozilla
CWE-119
critical
nessus

Summary

Memory safety bugs were reported in Firefox 56. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort that some of these could be exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 57.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Mozilla
526

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.
  • Overflow Buffers
    Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an attacker. As a consequence, an attacker is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the attackers' choice.
  • Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow
    This type of attack exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in targeted client software through injection of malicious content from a custom-built hostile service.
  • Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow
    In this attack, the idea is to cause an active filter to fail by causing an oversized transaction. An attacker may try to feed overly long input strings to the program in an attempt to overwhelm the filter (by causing a buffer overflow) and hoping that the filter does not fail securely (i.e. the user input is let into the system unfiltered).
  • MIME Conversion
    An attacker exploits a weakness in the MIME conversion routine to cause a buffer overflow and gain control over the mail server machine. The MIME system is designed to allow various different information formats to be interpreted and sent via e-mail. Attack points exist when data are converted to MIME compatible format and back.

Nessus

  • NASL familyWindows
    NASL idMOZILLA_FIREFOX_57_0.NASL
    descriptionThe version of Mozilla Firefox installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 57. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities, some of which allow code execution and potentially exploitable crashes.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id104638
    published2017-11-16
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2017-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/104638
    titleMozilla Firefox < 57 Multiple Vulnerabilities
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(104638);
      script_version("1.5");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/12");
    
      script_cve_id(
        "CVE-2017-7826",
        "CVE-2017-7827",
        "CVE-2017-7828",
        "CVE-2017-7830",
        "CVE-2017-7831",
        "CVE-2017-7832",
        "CVE-2017-7833",
        "CVE-2017-7834",
        "CVE-2017-7835",
        "CVE-2017-7836",
        "CVE-2017-7837",
        "CVE-2017-7838",
        "CVE-2017-7839",
        "CVE-2017-7840",
        "CVE-2017-7842"
      );
      script_bugtraq_id(101832);
      script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2017-24");
    
      script_name(english:"Mozilla Firefox < 57 Multiple Vulnerabilities");
      script_summary(english:"Checks the version of Firefox.");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
    "A web browser installed on the remote Windows host is affected by
    multiple vulnerabilities.");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
    "The version of Mozilla Firefox installed on the remote Windows host is
    prior to 57. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities,
    some of which allow code execution and potentially exploitable
    crashes.");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-24/");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
    "Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 57 or later.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/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:U/RL:O/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2017-7827");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2017/11/14");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2017/11/14");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2017/11/16");
    
      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:"Windows");
    
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2017-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
    
      script_dependencies("mozilla_org_installed.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Mozilla/Firefox/Version");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    include("mozilla_version.inc");
    
    port = get_kb_item("SMB/transport");
    if (!port) port = 445;
    
    installs = get_kb_list("SMB/Mozilla/Firefox/*");
    if (isnull(installs)) audit(AUDIT_NOT_INST, "Firefox");
    
    mozilla_check_version(installs:installs, product:'firefox', fix:'57', severity:SECURITY_HOLE);
    
  • NASL familyMacOS X Local Security Checks
    NASL idMACOSX_FIREFOX_52_5_ESR.NASL
    descriptionThe version of Mozilla Firefox ESR installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is prior to 52.5. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities, some of which allow code execution and potentially exploitable crashes.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id104635
    published2017-11-16
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2017-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/104635
    titleMozilla Firefox ESR < 52.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (macOS)
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(104635);
      script_version("1.5");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/12");
    
      script_cve_id(
        "CVE-2017-7826",
        "CVE-2017-7827",
        "CVE-2017-7828",
        "CVE-2017-7830",
        "CVE-2017-7831",
        "CVE-2017-7832",
        "CVE-2017-7833",
        "CVE-2017-7834",
        "CVE-2017-7835",
        "CVE-2017-7836",
        "CVE-2017-7837",
        "CVE-2017-7838",
        "CVE-2017-7839",
        "CVE-2017-7840",
        "CVE-2017-7842"
      );
      script_bugtraq_id(101832);
      script_xref(name:"MFSA", value:"2017-25");
    
      script_name(english:"Mozilla Firefox ESR < 52.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (macOS)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks the version of Firefox.");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
    "A web browser installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is
    affected by multiple vulnerabilities.");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
    "The version of Mozilla Firefox ESR installed on the remote macOS or
    Mac OS X host is prior to 52.5. It is, therefore, affected by multiple
    vulnerabilities, some of which allow code execution and potentially
    exploitable crashes.");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-25/");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
    "Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox ESR version 52.5 or later.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/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:U/RL:O/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2017-7827");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2017/11/14");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2017/11/14");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2017/11/16");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox_esr");
      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/Version");
    
      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);
    
    is_esr = get_kb_item(kb_base+"/is_esr");
    if (isnull(is_esr)) audit(AUDIT_NOT_INST, "Mozilla Firefox ESR");
    
    mozilla_check_version(version:version, path:path, product:'firefox', esr:TRUE, fix:'52.5', min:'52', severity:SECURITY_HOLE);
    
  • NASL familyUbuntu Local Security Checks
    NASL idUBUNTU_USN-3477-4.NASL
    descriptionUSN-3477-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update introduced a crash reporting issue where background tab crash reports were sent to Mozilla without user opt-in. 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 cause a denial of service, read uninitialized memory, obtain sensitive information, bypass same-origin restrictions, bypass CSP protections, bypass mixed content blocking, spoof the addressbar, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-7826, CVE-2017-7827, CVE-2017-7828, CVE-2017-7830, CVE-2017-7831, CVE-2017-7832, CVE-2017-7833, CVE-2017-7834, CVE-2017-7835, CVE-2017-7837, CVE-2017-7838, CVE-2017-7842) It was discovered that javascript: URLs pasted in to the addressbar would be executed instead of being blocked in some circumstances. If a user were tricked in to copying a specially crafted URL in to the addressbar, an attacker could potentially exploit this to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. (CVE-2017-7839) It was discovered that exported bookmarks do not strip script elements from user-supplied tags. If a user were tricked in to adding specially crafted tags to bookmarks, exporting them and then opening the resulting HTML file, an attacker could potentially exploit this to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. (CVE-2017-7840). 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 id105542
    published2018-01-04
    reporterUbuntu Security Notice (C) 2018-2019 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/105542
    titleUbuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 17.04 / 17.10 : firefox regression (USN-3477-4)
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
    # extracted from Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3477-4. 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(105542);
      script_version("3.7");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/09/18 12:31:47");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2017-7826", "CVE-2017-7827", "CVE-2017-7828", "CVE-2017-7830", "CVE-2017-7831", "CVE-2017-7832", "CVE-2017-7833", "CVE-2017-7834", "CVE-2017-7835", "CVE-2017-7837", "CVE-2017-7838", "CVE-2017-7839", "CVE-2017-7840", "CVE-2017-7842");
      script_xref(name:"USN", value:"3477-4");
    
      script_name(english:"Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 17.04 / 17.10 : firefox regression (USN-3477-4)");
      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-3477-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update introduced a
    crash reporting issue where background tab crash reports were sent to
    Mozilla without user opt-in. 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 cause a denial of service, read
    uninitialized memory, obtain sensitive information, bypass same-origin
    restrictions, bypass CSP protections, bypass mixed content blocking,
    spoof the addressbar, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-7826,
    CVE-2017-7827, CVE-2017-7828, CVE-2017-7830, CVE-2017-7831,
    CVE-2017-7832, CVE-2017-7833, CVE-2017-7834, CVE-2017-7835,
    CVE-2017-7837, CVE-2017-7838, CVE-2017-7842)
    
    It was discovered that javascript: URLs pasted in to the
    addressbar would be executed instead of being blocked in
    some circumstances. If a user were tricked in to copying a
    specially crafted URL in to the addressbar, an attacker
    could potentially exploit this to conduct cross-site
    scripting (XSS) attacks. (CVE-2017-7839)
    
    It was discovered that exported bookmarks do not strip
    script elements from user-supplied tags. If a user were
    tricked in to adding specially crafted tags to bookmarks,
    exporting them and then opening the resulting HTML file, an
    attacker could potentially exploit this to conduct
    cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. (CVE-2017-7840).
    
    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/3477-4/"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:"Update the affected firefox package."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/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:U/RL:O/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
    
      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:17.04");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2018/06/11");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/01/03");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2018/01/04");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2018-2019 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2018-2019 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|17\.04|17\.10)$", string:release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Ubuntu 14.04 / 16.04 / 17.04 / 17.10", "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:"57.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1")) flag++;
    if (ubuntu_check(osver:"16.04", pkgname:"firefox", pkgver:"57.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1")) flag++;
    if (ubuntu_check(osver:"17.04", pkgname:"firefox", pkgver:"57.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.17.04.1")) flag++;
    if (ubuntu_check(osver:"17.10", pkgname:"firefox", pkgver:"57.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.17.10.1")) 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_F78EAC48C3D146668DE563CEEA25A578.NASL
    descriptionMozilla Foundation reports : CVE-2017-7828: Use-after-free of PressShell while restyling layout CVE-2017-7830: Cross-origin URL information leak through Resource Timing API CVE-2017-7831: Information disclosure of exposed properties on JavaScript proxy objects CVE-2017-7832: Domain spoofing through use of dotless
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id104564
    published2017-11-15
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2017-2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/104564
    titleFreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (f78eac48-c3d1-4666-8de5-63ceea25a578)
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
    # extracted from the FreeBSD VuXML database :
    #
    # Copyright 2003-2018 Jacques Vidrine and contributors
    #
    # Redistribution and use in source (VuXML) and 'compiled' forms (SGML,
    # HTML, PDF, PostScript, RTF and so forth) with or without modification,
    # are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
    # 1. Redistributions of source code (VuXML) must retain the above
    #    copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
    #    disclaimer as the first lines of this file unmodified.
    # 2. Redistributions in compiled form (transformed to other DTDs,
    #    published online in any format, converted to PDF, PostScript,
    #    RTF and other formats) must reproduce the above copyright
    #    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
    #    in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
    #    distribution.
    # 
    # THIS DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
    # AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
    # THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
    # PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS
    # BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY,
    # OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT
    # OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR
    # BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
    # WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE
    # OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS DOCUMENTATION,
    # EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(104564);
      script_version("3.5");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/11/23 12:49:58");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2017-7826", "CVE-2017-7827", "CVE-2017-7828", "CVE-2017-7830", "CVE-2017-7831", "CVE-2017-7832", "CVE-2017-7833", "CVE-2017-7834", "CVE-2017-7835", "CVE-2017-7836", "CVE-2017-7837", "CVE-2017-7838", "CVE-2017-7839", "CVE-2017-7840", "CVE-2017-7842");
    
      script_name(english:"FreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (f78eac48-c3d1-4666-8de5-63ceea25a578)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks for updated packages in pkg_info output");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:
    "The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related
    updates."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "Mozilla Foundation reports :
    
    CVE-2017-7828: Use-after-free of PressShell while restyling layout
    
    CVE-2017-7830: Cross-origin URL information leak through Resource
    Timing API
    
    CVE-2017-7831: Information disclosure of exposed properties on
    JavaScript proxy objects
    
    CVE-2017-7832: Domain spoofing through use of dotless 'i' character
    followed by accent markers
    
    CVE-2017-7833: Domain spoofing with Arabic and Indic vowel marker
    characters
    
    CVE-2017-7834: data: URLs opened in new tabs bypass CSP protections
    
    CVE-2017-7835: Mixed content blocking incorrectly applies with
    redirects
    
    CVE-2017-7836: Pingsender dynamically loads libcurl on Linux and OS X
    
    CVE-2017-7837: SVG loaded as <img> can use meta tags to set cookies
    
    CVE-2017-7838: Failure of individual decoding of labels in
    international domain names triggers punycode display of entire IDN
    
    CVE-2017-7839: Control characters before javascript: URLs defeats
    self-XSS prevention mechanism
    
    CVE-2017-7840: Exported bookmarks do not strip script elements from
    user-supplied tags
    
    CVE-2017-7842: Referrer Policy is not always respected for <link>
    elements
    
    CVE-2017-7827: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 57
    
    CVE-2017-7826: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 57 and Firefox ESR
    52.5"
      );
      # https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-24/
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-24/"
      );
      # https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-25/
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-25/"
      );
      # https://vuxml.freebsd.org/freebsd/f78eac48-c3d1-4666-8de5-63ceea25a578.html
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?9d02b5e7"
      );
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A: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_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:firefox");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:firefox-esr");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:libxul");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:linux-firefox");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:linux-seamonkey");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:linux-thunderbird");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:seamonkey");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:thunderbird");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2017/11/14");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2017/11/14");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2017/11/15");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2017-2018 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"FreeBSD Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/FreeBSD/release", "Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("freebsd_package.inc");
    
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "FreeBSD");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    
    if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"firefox<56.0.2_10,1")) flag++;
    if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"seamonkey<2.49.2")) flag++;
    if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"linux-seamonkey<2.49.2")) flag++;
    if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"firefox-esr<52.5.0,1")) flag++;
    if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"linux-firefox<52.5.0,2")) flag++;
    if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"libxul<52.5.0")) flag++;
    if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"thunderbird<52.5.0")) flag++;
    if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"linux-thunderbird<52.5.0")) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:pkg_report_get());
      else security_hole(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
    
  • NASL familyUbuntu Local Security Checks
    NASL idUBUNTU_USN-3477-2.NASL
    descriptionUSN-3477-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update caused search suggestions to not be displayed when performing Google searches from the search bar. 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 cause a denial of service, read uninitialized memory, obtain sensitive information, bypass same-origin restrictions, bypass CSP protections, bypass mixed content blocking, spoof the addressbar, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-7826, CVE-2017-7827, CVE-2017-7828, CVE-2017-7830, CVE-2017-7831, CVE-2017-7832, CVE-2017-7833, CVE-2017-7834, CVE-2017-7835, CVE-2017-7837, CVE-2017-7838, CVE-2017-7842) It was discovered that javascript: URLs pasted in to the addressbar would be executed instead of being blocked in some circumstances. If a user were tricked in to copying a specially crafted URL in to the addressbar, an attacker could potentially exploit this to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. (CVE-2017-7839) It was discovered that exported bookmarks do not strip script elements from user-supplied tags. If a user were tricked in to adding specially crafted tags to bookmarks, exporting them and then opening the resulting HTML file, an attacker could potentially exploit this to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. (CVE-2017-7840). 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 id104807
    published2017-11-28
    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/104807
    titleUbuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 17.04 / 17.10 : firefox regression (USN-3477-2)
  • NASL familyWindows
    NASL idMOZILLA_FIREFOX_52_5_ESR.NASL
    descriptionThe version of Mozilla Firefox ESR installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 52.5. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities, some of which allow code execution and potentially exploitable crashes.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id104637
    published2017-11-16
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2017-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/104637
    titleMozilla Firefox ESR < 52.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • NASL familyUbuntu Local Security Checks
    NASL idUBUNTU_USN-3477-1.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 cause a denial of service, read uninitialized memory, obtain sensitive information, bypass same-origin restrictions, bypass CSP protections, bypass mixed content blocking, spoof the addressbar, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-7826, CVE-2017-7827, CVE-2017-7828, CVE-2017-7830, CVE-2017-7831, CVE-2017-7832, CVE-2017-7833, CVE-2017-7834, CVE-2017-7835, CVE-2017-7837, CVE-2017-7838, CVE-2017-7842) It was discovered that javascript: URLs pasted in to the addressbar would be executed instead of being blocked in some circumstances. If a user were tricked in to copying a specially crafted URL in to the addressbar, an attacker could potentially exploit this to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. (CVE-2017-7839) It was discovered that exported bookmarks do not strip script elements from user-supplied tags. If a user were tricked in to adding specially crafted tags to bookmarks, exporting them and then opening the resulting HTML file, an attacker could potentially exploit this to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. (CVE-2017-7840). 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 id104652
    published2017-11-17
    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/104652
    titleUbuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 17.04 / 17.10 : firefox vulnerabilities (USN-3477-1)
  • NASL familyMacOS X Local Security Checks
    NASL idMACOSX_FIREFOX_57_0.NASL
    descriptionThe version of Mozilla Firefox installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is prior to 57. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities, some of which allow code execution and potentially exploitable application crashes.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id104636
    published2017-11-16
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2017-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/104636
    titleMozilla Firefox < 57 Multiple Vulnerabilities (macOS)
  • NASL familyUbuntu Local Security Checks
    NASL idUBUNTU_USN-3477-3.NASL
    descriptionUSN-3477-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update introduced various minor regressions. This update fixes the problems. 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 cause a denial of service, read uninitialized memory, obtain sensitive information, bypass same-origin restrictions, bypass CSP protections, bypass mixed content blocking, spoof the addressbar, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-7826, CVE-2017-7827, CVE-2017-7828, CVE-2017-7830, CVE-2017-7831, CVE-2017-7832, CVE-2017-7833, CVE-2017-7834, CVE-2017-7835, CVE-2017-7837, CVE-2017-7838, CVE-2017-7842) It was discovered that javascript: URLs pasted in to the addressbar would be executed instead of being blocked in some circumstances. If a user were tricked in to copying a specially crafted URL in to the addressbar, an attacker could potentially exploit this to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. (CVE-2017-7839) It was discovered that exported bookmarks do not strip script elements from user-supplied tags. If a user were tricked in to adding specially crafted tags to bookmarks, exporting them and then opening the resulting HTML file, an attacker could potentially exploit this to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. (CVE-2017-7840). 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 id104994
    published2017-12-04
    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/104994
    titleUbuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 17.04 / 17.10 : firefox regressions (USN-3477-3)