Firefox < 1.0.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities - Nessus

High   Plugin ID: 18689

This page contains detailed information about the Firefox < 1.0.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities Nessus plugin including available exploits and PoCs found on GitHub, in Metasploit or Exploit-DB for verifying of this vulnerability.

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Plugin Overview

ID: 18689
Name: Firefox < 1.0.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Filename: mozilla_firefox_105.nasl
Vulnerability Published: 2005-04-11
This Plugin Published: 2005-07-13
Last Modification Time: 2018-07-17
Plugin Version: 1.30
Plugin Type: local
Plugin Family: Windows
Dependencies: mozilla_org_installed.nasl
Required KB Items [?]: Mozilla/Firefox/Version

Vulnerability Information

Severity: High
Vulnerability Published: 2005-04-11
Patch Published: 2005-07-19
CVE [?]: CVE-2004-0718, CVE-2005-1937, CVE-2005-2260, CVE-2005-2261, CVE-2005-2262, CVE-2005-2263, CVE-2005-2264, CVE-2005-2265, CVE-2005-2266, CVE-2005-2267, CVE-2005-2268, CVE-2005-2269, CVE-2005-2270, CVE-2005-2395
CPE [?]: cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox
Exploited by Malware: True

Synopsis

The remote Windows host contains a web browser that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The remote version of Firefox contains various security issues that may allow an attacker execute arbitrary code on the remote host.

Solution

Upgrade to Firefox 1.0.6 or later.

Public Exploits

Target Network Port(s): N/A
Target Asset(s): N/A
Exploit Available: True (Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB, GitHub)
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Here's the list of publicly known exploits and PoCs for verifying the Firefox < 1.0.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities vulnerability:

  1. Metasploit: exploit/multi/browser/mozilla_compareto
    [Mozilla Suite/Firefox compareTo() Code Execution]
  2. Exploit-DB: exploits/windows/remote/9947.rb
    [EDB-9947: Mozilla Suite/Firefox < 1.0.5 - compareTo Code Execution (Metasploit)]
  3. Exploit-DB: exploits/windows/remote/16306.rb
    [EDB-16306: Mozilla Suite/Firefox - InstallVersion->compareTo() Code Execution (Metasploit)]
  4. GitHub: https://github.com/jimmyislive/gocve
    [CVE-2005-2266]

Before running any exploit against any system, make sure you are authorized by the owner of the target system(s) to perform such activity. In any other case, this would be considered as an illegal activity.

WARNING: Beware of using unverified exploits from sources such as GitHub or Exploit-DB. These exploits and PoCs could contain malware. For more information, see how to use exploits safely.

Risk Information

CVSS V2 Vector [?]: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:H/RL:OF/RC:C
CVSS Base Score:9.3 (High)
Impact Subscore:10.0
Exploitability Subscore:8.6
CVSS Temporal Score:8.1 (High)
CVSS Environmental Score:NA (None)
Modified Impact Subscore:NA
Overall CVSS Score:8.1 (High)

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Plugin Source

This is the mozilla_firefox_105.nasl nessus plugin source code. This script is Copyright (C) 2005-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc. 

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#


include("compat.inc");

if(description)
{
 script_id(18689);
 script_version("1.30");

 script_cve_id("CVE-2004-0718", "CVE-2005-1937", "CVE-2005-2260", "CVE-2005-2261", "CVE-2005-2262", 
               "CVE-2005-2263", "CVE-2005-2264", "CVE-2005-2265", "CVE-2005-2266", "CVE-2005-2267", 
               "CVE-2005-2268", "CVE-2005-2269", "CVE-2005-2270", "CVE-2005-2395");
 script_bugtraq_id(14242, 14325);

 script_name(english:"Firefox < 1.0.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities");
 
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Windows host contains a web browser that is affected by
multiple vulnerabilities." );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote version of Firefox contains various security issues that
may allow an attacker execute arbitrary code on the remote host." );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2005-45/" );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2005-46/" );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2005-47/" );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2005-48/" );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2005-49/" );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2005-50/" );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2005-51/" );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2005-52/" );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2005-53/" );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2005-54/" );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2005-55/" );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2005-56/" );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to Firefox 1.0.6 or later." );
 script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
 script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'Mozilla Suite/Firefox compareTo() Code Execution');
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value: "2005/07/13");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value: "2005/04/11");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value: "2005/07/19");
 script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/07/17 12:00:07");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox");
script_end_attributes();

 script_summary(english:"Determines the version of Firefox");
 script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
 script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2005-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
 script_family(english:"Windows");
 script_dependencies("mozilla_org_installed.nasl");
 script_require_keys("Mozilla/Firefox/Version");
 exit(0);
}

include("mozilla_version.inc");
port = get_kb_item_or_exit("SMB/transport"); 

installs = get_kb_list("SMB/Mozilla/Firefox/*");
if (isnull(installs)) audit(AUDIT_NOT_INST, "Firefox");

mozilla_check_version(installs:installs, product:'firefox', esr:FALSE, fix:'1.0.6', severity:SECURITY_HOLE);

The latest version of this script can be found in these locations depending on your platform:

  • Linux / Unix:
    /opt/nessus/lib/nessus/plugins/mozilla_firefox_105.nasl
  • Windows:
    C:\ProgramData\Tenable\Nessus\nessus\plugins\mozilla_firefox_105.nasl
  • Mac OS X:
    /Library/Nessus/run/lib/nessus/plugins/mozilla_firefox_105.nasl

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How to Run

Here is how to run the Firefox < 1.0.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities as a standalone plugin via the Nessus web user interface (https://localhost:8834/):

  1. Click to start a New Scan.
  2. Select Advanced Scan.
  3. Navigate to the Plugins tab.
  4. On the top right corner click to Disable All plugins.
  5. On the left side table select Windows plugin family.
  6. On the right side table select Firefox < 1.0.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities plugin ID 18689.
  7. Specify the target on the Settings tab and click to Save the scan.
  8. Run the scan.

Here are a few examples of how to run the plugin in the command line. Note that the examples below demonstrate the usage on the Linux / Unix platform.

Basic usage:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl mozilla_firefox_105.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with audit trail message on the console:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -a mozilla_firefox_105.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with trace script execution written to the console (useful for debugging):

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -T - mozilla_firefox_105.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with using a state file for the target and updating it (useful for running multiple plugins on the target):

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -K /tmp/state mozilla_firefox_105.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

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References

BID | SecurityFocus Bugtraq ID: See also: Similar and related Nessus plugins:
  • 21949 - CentOS 4 : firefox (CESA-2005:586)
  • 21844 - CentOS 3 / 4 : mozilla (CESA-2005:587)
  • 21952 - CentOS 4 : thunderbird (CESA-2005:601)
  • 19431 - Debian DSA-775-1 : mozilla-firefox - frame injection spoofing
  • 19433 - Debian DSA-777-1 : mozilla - frame injection spoofing
  • 19476 - Debian DSA-779-2 : mozilla-firefox - several vulnerabilities
  • 19478 - Debian DSA-781-1 : mozilla-thunderbird - several vulnerabilities
  • 19685 - Debian DSA-810-1 : mozilla - several vulnerabilities
  • 19345 - FreeBSD : firefox & mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (5d72701a-f601-11d9-bcd1-02061b08fc24)
  • 14331 - Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : mozilla (MDKSA-2004:082)
  • 19888 - Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : mozilla (MDKSA-2005:128)
  • 18813 - Mozilla Browser < 1.7.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • 19269 - Mozilla Thunderbird < 1.0.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • 14214 - RHEL 2.1 / 3 : mozilla (RHSA-2004:421)
  • 19268 - RHEL 4 : firefox (RHSA-2005:586)
  • 19285 - RHEL 2.1 / 3 / 4 : mozilla (RHSA-2005:587)
  • 19277 - RHEL 4 : thunderbird (RHSA-2005:601)
  • 18794 - Slackware 10.0 / 9.1 / current : Mozilla (SSA:2004-223-01)
  • 20544 - Ubuntu 5.04 : mozilla-firefox vulnerabilities (USN-149-1)
  • 20546 - Ubuntu 4.10 : mozilla-firefox vulnerabilities (USN-149-3)
  • 20556 - Ubuntu 4.10 / 5.04 : mozilla vulnerabilities (USN-155-1)
  • 20560 - Ubuntu 4.10 / 5.04 : mozilla-thunderbird vulnerabilities (USN-157-1)

Version

This page has been produced using Nessus Professional 10.1.2 (#68) LINUX, Plugin set 202205072148.
Plugin file mozilla_firefox_105.nasl version 1.30. For more plugins, visit the Nessus Plugin Library.

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