Security readout for executives and security teams
A malicious web page could trigger memory corruption in older Firefox versions and potentially run code or crash the browser. Business risk is concentrated on users browsing untrusted content from systems still running Firefox before 30.0 or old vendor-packaged builds. Exposure is most likely on legacy desktops, kiosks, embedded systems, or packaged Linux distributions that retained Firefox versions before 30.0. Modern supported Firefox deployments are unlikely to be affected if vendor browser updates were applied. Prioritize remediation where legacy Firefox is still used for business workflows. The vulnerability is old, but browser memory-corruption flaws can become high-impact when unsupported systems remain exposed to the web. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Firefox to 30.0 or later, preferably a currently supported release.; Apply OS vendor browser updates for packaged Firefox builds.; Retire unsupported browser versions from endpoints, kiosks, and images..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- GLSA-201504-01CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=978862CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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