Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 November12 (Mac OS X)

Summary
This host is installed with Mozilla Firefox and is prone to multiple vulnerabilities.
Impact
Successful exploitation could allow attackers to inject scripts, bypass certain security restrictions, execute arbitrary code in the context of the browser. Impact Level: System/Application
Solution
Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 17.0 or later, For updates refer to http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html
Insight
- The 'location' property can be accessed through 'top.location' with a frame whose name attributes value is set to 'top'. - Use-after-free error exists within the functions 'nsTextEditorState::PrepareEditor', 'gfxFont::GetFontEntry', 'nsWindow::OnExposeEvent' and 'nsPlaintextEditor::FireClipboardEvent'. - An error within the 'evalInSandbox()' when handling the 'location.href' property. - Error when rendering GIF images.
Affected
Mozilla Firefox version before 17.0 on Mac OS X
References