Security Alert (A16-11-06): Vulnerability in Firefox

Description:

Mozilla has published a security advisory to address a vulnerability found in Firefox. This vulnerability is caused by redirection from a HTTP connection to a data: URL. A remote attacker could entice a user to open a web page with specially crafted content to exploit the vulnerability.

Affected Systems:

• Firefox version 49 and 50

Impact:

A successful attack could lead to information disclosure on an affected system.

Recommendation:

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

• Firefox 50.0.1 for Windows, Macintosh and Linux
  https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all.html
  
  

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/security/advisories/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefox/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-91/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/50.0.1/releasenotes/
https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2016/11/28/Mozilla-Releases-Security-Update
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9078