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Vulnerability Assessment Details

Mozilla Browser < 1.7.6

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Acertains the version of Mozilla

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

A web browser installed on the remote host contains multiple
vulnerabilities.

Description :

The remote version of Mozilla contains various security issues which
may permit a possible hacker to impersonate a website and to trick a user
into accepting and executing arbitrary files or to cause a heap
overflow in the FireFox process and execute arbitrary code on the
remote host.

Solution :

Upgrade to Mozilla 1.7.6 or later.

Network Security Threat Level:

High / CVSS Base Score : 8
(AV:R/AC:H/Au:NR/C:C/A:C/I:C/B:N)

Networks Security ID: 12659, 12798, 12881, 12884, 12885

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