Security Alert (A24-03-19): Multiple Vulnerabilities in Firefox

Description:

Mozilla has published the advisories (MFSA2024-15 and MFSA2024-16) to address multiple vulnerabilities in Firefox browser. A remote attacker could entice a user running a vulnerable browser to visit a web page with specially crafted content to exploit the vulnerabilities.

Affected Systems:

• Firefox Windows versions prior to version 124.0.1
• Firefox ESR Windows versions prior to version 115.9.1

Impact:

Successful exploitation of the vulnerabilities could lead to remote code execution or denial of service on an affected system.

Recommendation:

Mozilla has released new versions of the system to address the issues and they can be downloaded at the following URLs:

• Firefox 124.0.1 (Windows)
  https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all/#product-desktop-release
• Firefox ESR 115.9.1 (Windows)
  https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all/#product-desktop-esr

Users of affected systems should follow the recommendations provided by the vendor and take immediate actions to mitigate the risk.

More Information:

• https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2024-15/
• https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2024-16/
• https://www.hkcert.org/security-bulletin/mozilla-firefox-multiple-vulnerabilities_20240325
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-29943 (to CVE-2024-29944)