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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.845241
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-5284-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'firefox' package(s) announced via the USN-5284-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'firefox' package(s) announced via the USN-5284-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were
tricked into opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, bypass security
restrictions, obtain sensitive information, or execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2022-0511, CVE-2022-22755, CVE-2022-22759, CVE-2022-22760,
CVE-2022-22761, CVE-2022-22764)

It was discovered that extensions of a particular type could auto-update
themselves and bypass the prompt that requests permissions. If a user
were tricked into installing a specially crafted extension, an attacker
could potentially exploit this to bypass security restrictions.
(CVE-2022-22754)

It was discovered that dragging and dropping an image into a folder could
result in it being marked as executable. If a user were tricked into
dragging and dropping a specially crafted image, an attacker could
potentially exploit this to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-22756)

It was discovered that Remote Agent, used in WebDriver, did not validate
Host or Origin headers. If a user were tricked into opening a specially
crafted website with WebDriver enabled, an attacker could potentially
exploit this to connect back to the user's browser in order to control
it. (CVE-2022-22757)

Affected Software/OS:
'firefox' package(s) on Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 21.10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
10.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-0511
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1713579%2C1735448%2C1743821%2C1746313%2C1746314%2C1746316%2C1746321%2C1746322%2C1746323%2C1746412%2C1746430%2C1746451%2C1746488%2C1746875%2C1746898%2C1746905%2C1746907%2C1746917%2C1747128%2C1747137%2C1747331%2C1747346%2C1747439%2C1747457%2C1747870%2C1749051%2C1749274%2C1749831
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-04/
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-22754
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1750565
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-05/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-06/
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-22755
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1309630
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-22756
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1317873
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-22757
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1720098
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-22759
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1739957
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-22760
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1740985
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1748503
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-22761
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1745566
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-22764
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1742682%2C1744165%2C1746545%2C1748210%2C1748279
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