
To get the update now, select "Help" from the Firefox menu at the upper left of the browser window, then pick "About Firefox." Mac users need to select "About Firefox" from the Firefox menu. As with previous versions, the update includes a long list of Bug Fixes, referenced below. The Release Notes include additional changes and fixed features in version 18. NEW - Support for Retina Display on OS X 10.7 and up.NEW - Faster JavaScript performance via IonMonkey compiler.Use-after-free and buffer overflow issues found using Address Sanitizer URL spoofing in addressbar during page loads Use-after-free when displaying table with many columns and column groups Memory corruption in XBL with XML bindings containing SVGīuffer overflow in Javascript string concatenationĪddress space layout leaked in XBL objectsĮvent manipulation in plugin handler to bypass same-origin policyĬompartment mismatch with quickstubs returned valuesĪutoWrapperChanger fails to keep objects alive during garbage collection Privilege escalation through plugin objectsĬhrome Object Wrapper (COW) bypass through changing prototype

Use-after-free in Javascript Proxy objects Included in the update is the revocation in trust of two TURKTRUST certificates. Included in the update are twelve (12) critical, seven (7) high and one (1) Moderate security update.īased on the extensive list of security updates, it is recommended that the update be applied as soon as possible. Firefox 18 was sent to the release channel today by Mozilla.
