Firefox bug crashes your browser and sometimes your PC

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Firefox bug crashes your browser and sometimes your PC

Bug affects Firefox on Mac, Linux, and Windows, but not Android.

By Catalin Cimpanu | September 23, 2018

 
A security researcher … has now discovered another browser bug that can crash Firefox browsers, and sometimes the entire operating system underneath it.

…the Firefox bug, will crash Firefox’s browser process on Macs and Linux systems, resulting in the browser showing its classic Crash Reporter popup.

On Windows, the bug is a little bit worse, as besides sometimes crashing the browser, the bug has also been observed freezing the entire operating system, requiring users to perform a hard reboot.
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Haddouche reported the bug to Mozilla’s staff earlier today. ZDNet readers can follow the bug report for more details and an upcoming Firefox update.

On Friday, September 21, Mozilla released Firefox 62.0.2, a new Firefox version that includes 13 bug fixes, one of which is an SSL-related security issue rated “moderate” in terms of severity.

 
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Any indication this also has been happening with some FF forks: browsers such as Waterfox or PaleMoon? Thanks.

Ex-Windows user (Win. 98, XP, 7); since mid-2017 using also macOS. Presently on Monterey 12.15 & sometimes running also Linux (Mint).

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Good question! I’m not sure enough information has been disclosed yet, to be able to know if it’s possible to affect those (but it’s a fair assumption that it’s possible).

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