Security Alert (A15-04-10): Vulnerability in Firefox

Description:

Mozilla has published a security advisory to address a vulnerability found in Firefox. The vulnerability is caused by memory corruption during failed plugin initialization. A remote attacker could entice a user to open a web page with specially crafted content to exploit the vulnerability.

Affected Systems:

• Firefox prior to version 37.0.2

Impact:

A successful attack could potentially lead to arbitrary code execution.

Recommendation:

Mozilla has released new versions of the products to address the issue and they can be downloaded at the following URLs:

• Firefox 37.0.2 for Windows, Macintosh and Linux
  http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all.html

Users of affected systems should follow the recommendations provided by the product vendor and take immediate actions to mitigate the risk.

More Information:

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2015-45/
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/37.0.2/releasenotes/
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-2706