Mozilla Releases security updates

Number: AV17-062
Date: 08 May 2017

Purpose

The purpose of this advisory is to bring attention to the recently released security updates for Mozilla Firefox and Firefox ESR.

Assessment

Mozilla released security updates to address a use after free vulnerability VulnerabilityA flaw or weakness in the design or implementation of an information system or its environment that could be exploited to adversely affect an organization's assets or operations. in the ANGLE graphics library, used for WebGL content in Firefox and Firefox ESR.  The severity of the issue is high.

Versions affected:
Firefox versions prior to 53.0.2
ESR versions prior to 52.1.1

CVE Reference:  CVE-2017-5031

Suggested Action

CCIRC recommends that system administrators test and deploy the vendor-released updates to affected applications accordingly.

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