Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.2.1.2014.35
Category:	General
Title:	Mozilla Firefox Security Advisory (MFSA2014-35) - Linux
Summary:	This host is missing a security update for Mozilla Firefox.
Description:	Summary: This host is missing a security update for Mozilla Firefox. Vulnerability Insight: Privilege escalation through Mozilla Maintenance Service Installer Security researcher Ash reported an issue affected the Mozilla Maintenance Service on Windows systems. The Mozilla Maintenance Service installer writes to a temporary directory created during the update process which is writable by users. If malicious DLL files are placed within this directory during the update process, these DLL files can run in a privileged context through the Mozilla Maintenance Service's privileges, allowing for local privilege escalation. Affected Software/OS: Firefox version(s) below 29. Solution: The vendor has released an update. Please see the reference(s) for more information. CVSS Score: 6.9 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-1520 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-May/132437.html http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-May/132332.html http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Mar/14 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161696/Mozilla-Arbitrary-Code-Execution-Privilege-Escalation.html http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030163 http://secunia.com/advisories/59866
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