Firefox 24 delivers 17 security updates

Mozilla released Firefox 24, which includes 17 security updates: seven are critical, four high, and six moderate.

Fixed in this version:

• MFSA 2013-92 GC hazard with default compartments and frame chain restoration
• MFSA 2013-91 User-defined properties on DOM proxies get the wrong “this” object
• MFSA 2013-90 Memory corruption involving scrolling
• MFSA 2013-89 Buffer overflow with multi-column, lists, and floats
• MFSA 2013-88 compartment mismatch re-attaching XBL-backed nodes
• MFSA 2013-87 Shared object library loading from writable location
• MFSA 2013-86 WebGL Information disclosure through OS X NVIDIA graphic drivers
• MFSA 2013-85 Uninitialized data in IonMonkey
• MFSA 2013-84 Same-origin bypass through symbolic links
• MFSA 2013-83 Mozilla Updater does not lock MAR file after signature verification
• MFSA 2013-82 Calling scope for new Javascript objects can lead to memory corruption
• MFSA 2013-81 Use-after-free with select element
• MFSA 2013-80 NativeKey continues handling key messages after widget is destroyed
• MFSA 2013-79 Use-after-free in Animation Manager during stylesheet cloning
• MFSA 2013-78 Integer overflow in ANGLE library
• MFSA 2013-77 Improper state in HTML5 Tree Builder with templates
• MFSA 2013-76 Miscellaneous memory safety hazards (rv:24.0 / rv:17.0.9)