Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Mozilla Firefox Version 135.0.1 Released with Security Update

 FirefoxMozilla sent Firefox Version 135.0.1 to the release channel.  No updates were released for Firefox ESR.

The update includes one (1) security update rated high:  

#CVE-2025-1414: Memory Safety Bugs Fixed in Firefox 135.0.1

Update: To get the update now, select "Help" from the Firefox menu, then pick "About Firefox."  Mac users need to select "About Firefox" from the Firefox menu. If you do not use the English language version, Fully Localized Versions are available for download.

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Adobe Acrobat/Reader Update

 

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Adobe is releasing an update with new features and bug fixes for Acrobat and Reader. 

Update or Complete Download

Adobe Acrobat and Reader were updated to version 24.005.20414.  Updates should become available via the internal updater or checks can be manually activated by choosing Help/Check for Updates.  

Reader DC and other versions are available here: https://get.adobe.com/reader/

Note: UNcheck any pre-checked additional options presented with the update. They are not part of the software update and are completely optional.

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Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Microsoft February 2025 Security Updates

 

The Microsoft February 2025 security updates have been released and consist of 57 new CVEs to Microsoft products plus third-party CVE's making the total 67.


Of the Microsoft CVEs released, 3 are rated critical, 53 important, and 1 rated moderate in security. At the time of release, two are listed as being publicly known and two under active attack.

The security updates apply to the following products, features and roles: Windows and Windows Components, Office and Office Components, Azure, Visual Studio, and Remote Desktop Services.

See the list of KBs at the bottom of the page at February 2025 Security Updates - Release Notes - Security Update Guide - Microsoft for information regarding known issues with the security updates as well as the CVEs with FAQs, Mitigations and/or Workarounds.

Recommended Reading:   See Dustin Childs review and analysis in Zero Day Initiative -- The February 2025 Security Update Review.

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Friday, February 07, 2025

Pale Moon Version 33.6.0 Released with Security Updates

 Pale MoonPale Moon has been updated to version 33.6.0.  This is a development, bugfix and security update.

From the Release Notes:

"Due to the fact that CloudFlare has been causing application crashes that impacts many users, this release has been pulled forward a few days to address these crashes with priority (should be fixed in this release).

Please note that at the time of publication of this browser version and release notes, even though crashes have been fixed, CloudFlare is denying UXP-based browsers as well as several other independent/smaller browsers access to many websites by way of their malfunctioning "security check" or captcha, with no priority given to actually fix it despite it being denial of service for users of affected browsers. Please consider reporting any and all occurrences of a failing or looping CloudFlare checks on websites to CloudFlare as well as the owners of affected websites (you may have to temporarily use a Chromium-based browser to do this)."

Changes/fixes:

  • Implemented a content sniffer for ADTS and raw AAC audio.
  • Implemented AbortSignal.abort() and stub AbortSignal.timeout().
  • Unprefixed the :modal CSS pseudo-class and exposed it to content.
  • Improved efficiency and performance of the Cycle Collector.
  • Added a check for explicit expectance of a percentage value in CSS HSL for the S and L components.
  • Updated the cookie storage database to no longer use BaseDomain. See implementation notes.
  • Updated CSS grid handling to no longer apply auto min-sizing when flex max-sizing (browser parity).
  • Updated the root certificates in the internal trust store.
  • Updated the Public Suffix List (eTLD) in the browser.
  • Removed no longer specced URL Constructor(DOMString url, URL base).
  • Restored unofficial branding to what it was before ("New Moon" instead of "Browser").
  • Changed the default Firefox Compatibility user-agent version to 115.0.
  • Fixed an issue where cloned <audio> or <video> elements would not respect the original element's muted state.
  • Fixed a number of bugs and spec compliance issues in WebCrypto.
  • Fixed installer application naming issue causing failure to detect running application.
  • Fixed a crash when Interval handlers are present in scripts that are automatically terminated due to excessive runtime.
  • Fixed a crash in JS Structured Cloning when the input would be bogus (CloudFlare-triggered crash).
  • Fixed a crash in the XSLT stylesheet importing code.
  • Updated NSS to 3.90.6 (custom) to pick up several security fixes.
  • Security issues addressed: CVE-2025-1009.

    Implementation notes:

    • When updating the browser to this version, a one-way upgrade of the cookie database in your browser profile is performed on first start. The new cookie database is not backwards compatible, meaning you cannot use the browser profiles that have been upgraded by this version or later with any prior versions of the browser without data loss.

      This is generally the case as most upgrades of user data storage are one-way, but having all your cookies cleared unintentionally is something most people prefer to avoid, hence this warning and a general reminder of profile migrations to newer versions that may happen with any (non-minor) browser upgrade.


    Notes:  *DiD This means that a fix is "Defense-in-Depth": It is a fix that does not apply to a (potentially) actively exploitable vulnerability in Pale Moon, but prevents future vulnerabilities caused by the same code, e.g. when surrounding code changes, exposing the problem, or when new attack vectors are discovered.

    Pale Moon includes both 32- and 64-bit versions for Windows: Pale Moon for Windows downloads.

    Update: To get the update now, select "Help" from the Pale Moon menu at the upper left of the browser window.  Select About Pale Moon > Check for Updates.

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    Tuesday, February 04, 2025

    Mozilla Firefox Version 135.0 Released with Security Updates

      FirefoxMozilla sent Firefox Version 135.0 to the release channel.  Firefox ESR was updated to Version 128.7.0.  

    The update includes eleven security updates of which four (4) are rated high, five (5) are rated moderate and two (2) are rated low. The security updates can be reviewed here.

    New features include additional languages supported as well as a number of features that are being progressively rolled out.  Changes include a refreshed New Tab layout, the removal of the "Do Not Track" box from preferences and more.  To review the new features, changes and fixes, see the Release Notes.

    Update:  To get the update now, select "Help" from the Firefox menu and pick "About Firefox".  Mac users need to select "About Firefox" from the Firefox menu.  If you do not use the English language version, Fully Localized Versions are available for download.

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