Mozilla FireFox Security Update – 21 February 2024

Mozilla has released an updated Firefox version 123, and Firefox ESR version 115.8 to fix multiple vulnerabilities.

The addressed vulnerabilities could allow the remote attacker to conduct spoofing attacks, cause DNS cache poisoning, perform denial of service attacks, bypass security restrictions, or execute arbitrary code, and gain access to the affected systems by persuading the victim to visit a specially crafted website.

Sample of the addressed vulnerabilities:

1. Mozilla Firefox Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2024-1553):

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

2. Mozilla Firefox Denial of Service Vulnerability (CVE-2024-1546):

  • CVSS: 8.1
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: Required
  • Consequences: Denial of Service
Vulnerabilities
  • CVE-2024-1546
  • CVE-2024-1547
  • CVE-2024-1548
  • CVE-2024-1549
  • CVE-2024-1550
  • CVE-2024-1551
  • CVE-2024-1552
  • CVE-2024-1553
  • CVE-2024-1554
  • CVE-2024-1555
  • CVE-2024-1556
  • CVE-2024-1557
Mitigations

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

References