Mozilla Firefox Security Updates – 08 August 2024

Mozilla has released an updated Firefox version 129, Firefox ESR version 115.14, and version 128.1 to fix multiple vulnerabilities.

The addressed vulnerabilities could allow the remote attacker to perform denial of service attacks, bypass security restrictions, obtain sensitive information, or execute arbitrary code and gain access to the affected system.

Sample of the addressed vulnerabilities:

1. Mozilla Firefox Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2024-7520):

  • CVSS: 8.8
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: Required
  • Consequences: Gain Access

2. Mozilla Firefox Security Bypass Vulnerability (CVE-2024-7524):

  • CVSS: 6.5
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: Required
  • Consequences: Bypass Security
Vulnerabilities
  • CVE-2024-7518
  • CVE-2024-7519
  • CVE-2024-7520
  • CVE-2024-7521
  • CVE-2024-7522
  • CVE-2024-7523
  • CVE-2024-7524
  • CVE-2024-7525
  • CVE-2024-7526
  • CVE-2024-7527
  • CVE-2024-7528
  • CVE-2024-7529
  • CVE-2024-7530
  • CVE-2024-7531
Mitigations

The enterprise should deploy this patch as soon as the testing phase is completed.

References