Security Alert (A24-08-03): Multiple Vulnerabilities in Firefox

Description:

Mozilla has published the advisories (MFSA2024-33, MFSA2024-34 and MFSA2024-35) 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 129
• Firefox ESR Windows versions prior to version 115.14, 128.1

Impact:

Successful exploitation of the vulnerabilities could lead to remote code execution, denial of service, elevation of privilege, information disclosure, security restriction bypass, spoofing or tampering on an affected system.

Recommendation:

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

• Firefox 129 (Windows)
  https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all/#product-desktop-release
• Firefox ESR 115.14 and 128.1 (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/mfsa2024-33/
• https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2024-34/
• https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2024-35/
• https://www.hkcert.org/security-bulletin/mozilla-products-multiple-vulnerabilities_20240807
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-7518 (to CVE-2024-7531)