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CIS Mozilla Firefox 24 ESR Benchmark 1.0.0 Checklist Details (Checklist Revisions)

Supporting Resources:

Target:

Target CPE Name
Mozilla Firefox ESR 24.0 cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox_esr:24.0 (View CVEs)
Mozilla Firefox ESR 24.1 cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox_esr:24.1.0 (View CVEs)
Mozilla Firefox ESR 24.2 cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox_esr:24.2 (View CVEs)
Mozilla Firefox ESR 24.3 cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox_esr:24.3 (View CVEs)
Mozilla Firefox ESR 24.4 cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox_esr:24.4 (View CVEs)
Mozilla Firefox ESR 24.5 cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox_esr:24.5 (View CVEs)
Mozilla Firefox ESR 24.6 cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox_esr:24.6 (View CVEs)
Mozilla Firefox ESR 24.7 cpe:/a:mozilla:firefox_esr:24.7 (View CVEs)

Checklist Highlights

Checklist Name:
CIS Mozilla Firefox 24 ESR Benchmark
Checklist ID:
498
Version:
1.0.0
Type:
Compliance
Review Status:
Final
Authority:
Third Party: Center for Internet Security (CIS)
Original Publication Date:
06/29/2014

Checklist Summary:

This document provides prescriptive guidance for establishing a secure configuration posture for the Mozilla Firefox 24 ESR Browser. This guide was tested against Mozilla Firefox 24.6 ESR. To obtain the latest version of this guide, please visit http://benchmarks.cisecurity.org. If you have questions, comments, or have identified ways to improve this guide, please write us at feedback@cisecurity.org.

Checklist Role:

  • Web Browser

Known Issues:

Not Provided

Target Audience:

This benchmark is intended for system and application administrators, security specialists, auditors, help desk, and platform deployment personnel who plan to develop, deploy, assess, or secure solutions that incorporate the Mozilla Firefox 24 ESR Browser.

Target Operational Environment:

  • Standalone
  • Managed
  • Specialized Security-Limited Functionality (SSLF)

Testing Information:

This guide was tested against Mozilla Firefox 24 ESR on Microsoft Windows.

Regulatory Compliance:

Not Provided

Comments/Warnings/Miscellaneous:

The CIS community thanks the entire consensus team with special recognition to the following individuals who contributed greatly to the creation of this guide: Ely Pinto, Heather Tarallo

Disclaimer:

Not Provided

Product Support:

Not Provided

Point of Contact:

feedback@cisecurity.org

Sponsor:

Center for Internet Security

Licensing:

http://benchmarks.cisecurity.org/downloads/terms-of-use/

Change History:

11/13/2014 - Status updated to Final
Updated URL - 7/26/19

Dependency/Requirements:

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NIST checklist record last modified on 07/26/2019