Security Alert (A23-03-09): Multiple Vulnerabilities in Firefox


 

Published on: 15 March 2023

  
  

Description:

Mozilla has published the advisories (MFSA2023-09 and MFSA2023-10) 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 102.9
  • Firefox Windows versions prior to version 111

 

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 products to address the issues and they can be downloaded at the following URLs:

  • Firefox 111 (Windows)
    https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all/#product-desktop-release
  • Firefox ESR 102.9 (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/mfsa2023-09/
  • https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-10/
  • https://www.hkcert.org/security-bulletin/mozilla-firefox-multiple-vulnerabilities_20230315
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-25748 (to CVE-2023-25752)
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-28159 (to CVE-2023-28164)
  • https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-28176 (to CVE-2023-28177)

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