High Threat Security Alert (A24-10-09): Vulnerability in Firefox

Description:

Mozilla has published an advisory (MFSA2024-51) to address a vulnerability 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 vulnerability.

Reports indicated that the vulnerability (CVE-2024-9680) is being exploited in the wild. Users are advised to take immediate action to patch your affected systems to mitigate the elevated risk of cyber attacks.

Affected Systems:

• Firefox Windows versions prior to version 131.0.2
• Firefox ESR Windows versions prior to version 115.16.1, 128.3.1

Impact:

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

Recommendation:

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

• Firefox 131.0.2 (Windows)
  https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all/#product-desktop-release
• Firefox ESR 115.16.1 and 128.3.1 (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/mfsa2024-51/
• https://www.hkcert.org/security-bulletin/mozilla-products-multiple-vulnerabilities_20241010
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-9680