Summary
This host is installed with Mozilla Firefox ESR and is prone to integer overflow vulnerability.
Impact
Successful exploitation will allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
Impact Level: Application.
Solution
Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox ESR version 17.0.11 or 24.1.1 or later, For updates refer to http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/organizations/all.html
Insight
The flaw is due to integer overflow in the 'PL_ArenaAllocate' function in Mozilla Netscape Portable Runtime (NSPR).
Affected
Mozilla Firefox ESR version 17.x before 17.0.11 and 24.x before 24.1.1 on Windows
Detection
Get the installed version with the help of detect NVT and check the version is vulnerable or not.
References
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2013-5607 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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