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Mozilla Firefox for Android < 28.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities
medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 8174
Synopsis
The remote host has a web browser installed that is vulnerable to multiple attack vectors.Description
Versions of Mozilla Firefox older than 28.0 contain multiple unspecified vulnerabilities that have since been fixed by the vendor. Such vulnerabilities include:- Local files in the Firefox profile directory are accessible by selecting "Open Link in New Tab" from the context menu on a 'file:' protocol hyperlink. (CVE-2014-1501)
- Directory traversal vulnerability in Android Crash Reporter due to insufficient input sanitation to the Android Crash Reporter arguments. (CVE-2014-1506)
Solution
Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox 28.0 for Android (or later) from the Google Play app store.See Also
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-21.html
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2014/mfsa2014-24.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 8174
Family: Web Clients
Published: 3/26/2014
Updated: 3/6/2019
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.8
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.8
Temporal Score: 4.6
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:X/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox_mobile
Patch Publication Date: 3/18/2014
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/18/2014
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2014-1501, CVE-2014-1506