Security Alert (A24-10-17): Vulnerability in Firefox

Description:

Mozilla has published an advisory (MFSA2024-53) 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

Affected Systems:

• Firefox Windows versions prior to version 131.0.3

Impact:

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability could lead to 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 131.0.3 (Windows)
  https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all/#product-desktop-release

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/mfsa2024-53/
• https://www.hkcert.org/security-bulletin/mozilla-firefox-denial-of-service-vulnerability_20241015
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-9936