Firefox 4.0 < 4.0.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities - Nessus

High Plugin ID: 53595

This page contains detailed information about the Firefox 4.0 < 4.0.1 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
Vulnerability Information

Synopsis
Description
Solution

Public Exploits
Risk Information
Plugin Source
How to Run
References
Version

Plugin Overview

ID: 53595
Name: Firefox 4.0 < 4.0.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Filename: mozilla_firefox_401.nasl
Vulnerability Published: 2011-04-28
This Plugin Published: 2011-04-29
Last Modification Time: 2018-07-16
Plugin Version: 1.17
Plugin Type: local
Plugin Family: Windows
Dependencies: mozilla_org_installed.nasl
Required KB Items [?]: Mozilla/Firefox/Version

Vulnerability Information

Severity: High
Vulnerability Published: 2011-04-28
Patch Published: 2011-04-28
CVE [?]: CVE-2011-0068, CVE-2011-0069, CVE-2011-0070, CVE-2011-0079, CVE-2011-0081, CVE-2011-1202
CPE [?]: cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox

Synopsis

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

Description

The installed version of Firefox 4.0 is earlier than 4.0.1. As such, it is potentially affected by the following security issues :

- A buffer overflow exists in the WebGLES library. Additionally, the Windows version was not compiled with ASLR enabled. (CVE-2011-0068)

- Multiple memory safety issues can lead to application crashes and possibly remote code execution. (CVE-2011-0069, CVE-2011-0070, CVE-2011-0079, CVE-2011-0081)

- An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the 'xsltGenerateIdFunction' function in the included libxslt library. (CVE-2011-1202)

Solution

Upgrade to Firefox 4.0.1 or later.

Public Exploits

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

Here's the list of publicly known exploits and PoCs for verifying the Firefox 4.0 < 4.0.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities vulnerability:

Metasploit: exploit/windows/browser/mozilla_nstreerange
[Mozilla Firefox "nsTreeRange" Dangling Pointer Vulnerability]
GitHub: https://github.com/mergebase/usn2json
[CVE-2011-0069]
GitHub: https://github.com/mergebase/usn2json
[CVE-2011-0070]
GitHub: https://github.com/mergebase/usn2json
[CVE-2011-1202]

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:U/RL:OF/RC:C

CVSS Base Score:	9.3 (High)
Impact Subscore:	10.0
Exploitability Subscore:	8.6
CVSS Temporal Score:	6.9 (Medium)
CVSS Environmental Score:	NA (None)
Modified Impact Subscore:	NA
Overall CVSS Score:	6.9 (Medium)

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Plugin Source

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

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(53595);
  script_version("1.17");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/07/16 14:09:14");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2011-0068",
    "CVE-2011-0069",
    "CVE-2011-0070",
    "CVE-2011-0079",
    "CVE-2011-0081",
    "CVE-2011-1202"
  );
  script_bugtraq_id(
    47641,
    47646,
    47648,
    47651,
    47653,
    47654,
    47655,
    47656,
    47657,
    47659,
    47661,
    47662,
    47663,
    47667,
    47668
  );
  script_xref(name:"Secunia", value:"44406");

  script_name(english:"Firefox 4.0 < 4.0.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities");
  script_summary(english:"Checks version of Firefox");

  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 installed version of Firefox 4.0 is earlier than 4.0.1.  As such,
it is potentially affected by the following security issues :

  - A buffer overflow exists in the WebGLES library.
    Additionally, the Windows version was not compiled
    with ASLR enabled. (CVE-2011-0068)

  - Multiple memory safety issues can lead to application
    crashes and possibly remote code execution.
    (CVE-2011-0069, CVE-2011-0070, CVE-2011-0079,
    CVE-2011-0081)

  - An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the
    'xsltGenerateIdFunction' function in the included
    libxslt library. (CVE-2011-1202)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2011-12/");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2011-17/");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2011-18/");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?12d3777c");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Upgrade to Firefox 4.0.1 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:U/RL:OF/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:"metasploit_name", value:'Mozilla Firefox "nsTreeRange" Dangling Pointer Vulnerability');
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2011/04/28");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2011/04/28");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2011/04/29");

  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) 2011-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  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', esr:FALSE, fix:'4.0.1', min:'4.0', 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_401.nasl
Windows:
C:\ProgramData\Tenable\Nessus\nessus\plugins\mozilla_firefox_401.nasl
Mac OS X:
/Library/Nessus/run/lib/nessus/plugins/mozilla_firefox_401.nasl

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How to Run

Here is how to run the Firefox 4.0 < 4.0.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities as a standalone plugin via the Nessus web user interface (https://localhost:8834/):

Click to start a New Scan.
Select Advanced Scan.
Navigate to the Plugins tab.
On the top right corner click to Disable All plugins.
On the left side table select Windows plugin family.
On the right side table select Firefox 4.0 < 4.0.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities plugin ID 53595.
Specify the target on the Settings tab and click to Save the scan.
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_401.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with audit trail message on the console:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -a mozilla_firefox_401.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_401.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_401.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

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References

BID | SecurityFocus Bugtraq ID:

47641, 47646, 47648, 47651, 47653, 47654, 47655, 47656, 47657, 47659, 47661, 47662, 47663, 47667, 47668

Secunia Advisory:

44406

See also:

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53834 - Fedora 13 : firefox-3.6.17-1.fc13 / galeon-2.0.7-40.fc13 / gnome-python2-extras-2.25.3-29.fc13 / etc (2011-6205)
53644 - Fedora 15 : seamonkey-2.0.14-1.fc15 (2011-6267)
62326 - Fedora 16 : libxslt-1.1.26-9.fc16 (2012-14048)
62328 - Fedora 17 : libxslt-1.1.26-10.fc17 (2012-14083)
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54904 - Slackware 13.0 / 13.1 / 13.37 / current : mozilla-firefox (SSA:2011-122-01)
53626 - Slackware 12.2 / 13.0 / 13.1 : seamonkey (SSA:2011-122-03)
55080 - Ubuntu 10.04 LTS / 10.10 : thunderbird vulnerabilities (USN-1122-1)
55081 - Ubuntu 11.04 : thunderbird vulnerabilities (USN-1122-2)
62435 - Ubuntu 8.04 LTS / 10.04 LTS / 11.04 / 11.10 / 12.04 LTS : libxslt vulnerabilities (USN-1595-1)
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Version

This page has been produced using Nessus Professional 10.1.2 (#68) LINUX, Plugin set 202205072148.
Plugin file mozilla_firefox_401.nasl version 1.17. For more plugins, visit the Nessus Plugin Library.

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Firefox 4.0 < 4.0.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities - Nessus

Plugin Overview

Vulnerability Information

Synopsis

Description

Solution

Public Exploits

Risk Information

Plugin Source

How to Run

References

Version

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