[ GLSA 201908-12 ] Mozilla Firefox

[GLSA]

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201908-12)
Severity: high
Exploitable: remote
Date: 2019-08-15
Bug(s): #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: www-client/firefox
Vulnerable: < 60.8.0
Unaffected: >= 60.8.0
Architectures: All supported architectures

Package: www-client/firefox-bin
Vulnerable: < 60.8.0
Unaffected: >= 60.8.0
Architectures: 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: