Security Alert (A22-11-13): Multiple Vulnerabilities in Firefox


 

Published on: 16 November 2022

  
  

Description:

Mozilla has published the advisories (MFSA2022-47 and MFSA2022-48) 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 ESR Windows versions prior to version 102.5
  • Firefox Windows versions prior to version 107

 

Impact:

Successful exploitation of the vulnerabilities could lead to arbitrary code execution, denial of service, information disclosure, security restriction bypass or spoofing 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 107 for Windows
    https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all/#product-desktop-release
  • Firefox ESR 102.5 for Windows
    https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all/#product-desktop-esr

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/mfsa2022-47/
  • https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2022-48/
  • https://www.hkcert.org/security-bulletin/mozilla-products-multiple-vulnerabilities_20221116
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-40674
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-45403 (to CVE-2022-45413)
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-45415 (to CVE-2022-45421)

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