GLSA 201908-12: Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	high
Title:	Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	08/15/2019
Bugs:	#688332, #690626
ID:	201908-12

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Mozilla Firefox, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

Background

Mozilla Firefox is a popular open-source web browser from the Mozilla Project.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
www-client/firefox-bin	< 60.8.0	>= 60.8.0	All supported architectures
www-client/firefox	< 60.8.0	>= 60.8.0	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Mozilla Firefox. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to view a specially crafted web page, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Mozilla Firefox users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/firefox-60.8.0"

All Mozilla Firefox binary users should upgrade to the latest version:


      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/firefox-bin-60.8.0"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201908-12.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.