Mozilla has recently released security advisories to address vulnerabilities in Firefox and Firefox ESR, which could be exploited by a cyber threat actor to take control of an affected system.
Furthermore, the vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox version 113 and Firefox ESR version 102.11 are significant and require users and administrators to review the advisories and apply the necessary updates. These security advisories by Mozilla are crucial in protecting users’ systems from potential cyber threats.
Additionally, the Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-16 for Firefox 113 addresses a total of ten vulnerabilities, five of which are of high severity. The high-severity vulnerabilities include memory safety bugs, use-after-free vulnerability, and buffer overflow flaw, all of which could result in remote code execution.
The rest of the vulnerabilities include information disclosure, integer overflow, and a security bypass vulnerability.
On the other hand, Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2023-17 addresses five vulnerabilities, including a high-severity use-after-free vulnerability, and a critical vulnerability related to the processing of web content that could lead to arbitrary code execution.
The other vulnerabilities include a privilege escalation vulnerability, a security bypass vulnerability, and a moderate-severity information disclosure vulnerability.
In summary, the Mozilla security advisories aim to fix vulnerabilities in Firefox and Firefox ESR that could be exploited by cyber attackers. Users and administrators are encouraged to review the advisories and apply the necessary updates to ensure the protection of their systems.
It is essential to stay up-to-date with software updates to stay safe from potential cyber threats.
