Security Alert (A18-06-03): Vulnerability in Firefox

Description:

Mozilla has published a security advisory to address a vulnerability found in Firefox. A remote attacker could entice a user running the vulnerable browser to open a web page with specially crafted content to exploit the vulnerability.

Affected Systems:

• Firefox prior to version 60.0.2
• Firefox ESR prior to version 52.8.1

Impact:

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability could lead to application crash 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 60.0.2 for Windows, Macintosh and Linux
  https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all/
  
  
• Firefox ESR 52.8.1 for Windows, Macintosh and Linux
  https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/organizations/all/
  
  

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

More Information:

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-14/
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-6126