Games using WebGL (created in Unity) get stuck after very short time of gameplay (bug 1502748)
Slow page loading for some users with specific proxy configurations (bug 1495024)
Disable HTTP response throttling by default for causing bugs with videos in background tabs (bug 1503354)
Opening magnet links no longer works (bug 1498934)
Crash fixes (bug 1498510, bug 1503424)
* Minimize pkgsrc specific patches.
* A build system written in Rust lang does not find a C++ header files
from pkgsrc (non-base) GCC, this version is not buildable on NetBSD 7.
I will investigate this problem again.
Changelog:
63.0.1
Fixed
Snippets are not loaded due to missing element (bug 1503047)
Print preview always shows 30% scale when it is actually Shrink To Fit
(bug 1501952)
Dialog displayed when closing multiple windows shows unreplaced %1$S
placeholder in Japanese and potentially other locales (bug 1500823)
63.0
New
Performance and visual improvements for Windows users
Performance improvements for macOS users
Added content blocking, a collection of Firefox settings that offer
users greater control over technology that can track them around the
web. In 63, users can opt to block third-party tracking cookies or
block all trackers and create exceptions for trusted sites that don't
work correctly with content blocking enabled.
WebExtensions now run in their own process on Linux
Firefox now warns about having multiple windows and tabs open
when quitting from the main menu. The Save and Quit feature has been
removed. You can restore your session by ticking the box for Restore
previous session in the General->Startup options or by using Restore
Previous Session in the main menu.
Firefox now recognizes the operating system accessibility setting for
reducing animation
Added search shortcuts for Top Sites: Amazon and Google appear as Top
Sites tiles on the Firefox Home (New Tab) page. When selected these
tiles will change focus to the address bar to initiate a search.
Currently in US only.
Fixed
Resolved an issue that prevented the address bar from autofilling
bookmarked URLs in certain cases
Various security fixes
Changed
In the Library, the Open in Sidebar feature for individual bookmarks
was removed
The option to Never check for updates was removed from about:preferences.
You can use the DisableAppUpdate enterprise policy as a substitute.
The Ctrl+Tab shortcut now displays thumbnail previews of your tabs and
cycles through tabs in recently used order. This new default behavior
is activated only in new profiles and can be changed in preferences.
#CVE-2018-12391: HTTP Live Stream audio data is accessible cross-origin
#CVE-2018-12392: Crash with nested event loops
#CVE-2018-12393: Integer overflow during Unicode conversion while loading JavaScript
#CVE-2018-12395: WebExtension bypass of domain restrictions through header rewriting
#CVE-2018-12396: WebExtension content scripts can execute in disallowed contexts
#CVE-2018-12397: Missing warning prompt when WebExtension requests local file access
#CVE-2018-12398: CSP bypass through stylesheet injection in resource URIs
#CVE-2018-12399: Spoofing of protocol registration notification bar
#CVE-2018-12400: Favicons are cached in private browsing mode on Firefox for Android
#CVE-2018-12401: DOS attack through special resource URI parsing
#CVE-2018-12402: SameSite cookies leak when pages are explicitly saved
#CVE-2018-12403: Mixed content warning is not displayed when HTTPS page loads a favicon over HTTP
#CVE-2018-12388: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 63
#CVE-2018-12390: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 63 and Firefox ESR 60.3
Fixed hangs on macOS Mojave (10.14) when various dialog windows (upload, download, print, etc) are activated (bug 1489785)
Fixed playback of some encrypted video streams on macOS (bug 1491940)
Unvisited bookmarks can once again be autofilled in the address bar (bug 1488879)
WebGL rendering issues (bug 1489099)
Updates from unpacked language packs no longer break the browser (bug 1488934)
Fix fallback on startup when a language pack is missing (bug 1492459)
Profile refresh from the Windows stub installer restarts the browser (bug 1491999)
Properly restore window size and position when restarting on Windows (bugs 1489214 and 1489852)
Avoid crash when sharing a profile with newer (as yet unreleased) versions of Firefox (bug 1490585)
Do not undo removal of search engines when using a language pack (bug 1489820)
Fixed rendering of some web sites (bug 1421885)
Restored compatibility with some sites using deprecated TLS settings (bug 1487517)
Fix screen share on MacOS when using multiple monitors (bug 1487419)
CVE-2018-12386: Type confusion in JavaScript
CVE-2018-12387:
CVE-2018-12385: Crash in TransportSecurityInfo due to cached data
Changelog:
New
Firefox Home (the default New Tab) now allows users to display up to
4 rows of top sites, Pocket stories, and highlights
"Reopen in Container" tab menu option appears for users with Containers
that lets them choose to reopen a tab in a different container
In advance of removing all trust for Symantec-issued certificates in
Firefox 63, a preference was added that allows users to distrust
certificates issued by Symantec. To use this preference, go to
about:config in the address bar and set the preference
"security.pki.distrust_ca_policy" to 2.
Added FreeBSD support for WebAuthn
Improved graphics rendering for Windows users without accelerated hardware
using Parallel-Off-Main-Thread Painting
Support for CSS Shapes, allowing for richer web page layouts. This goes
hand in hand with a brand new Shape Path Editor in the CSS inspector.
CSS Variable Fonts (OpenType Font Variations) support, which makes it
possible to create beautiful typography with a single font file
Updates for enterprise environments:
AutoConfig is sandboxed to the documented API by default. You
can disable the sandbox by setting the preference
general.config.sandbox_enabled to false. Our long term plan is to
remove the ability to turn off the sandboxing. If you need to
continue to use more complex AutoConfig scripts, you will need to use
Firefox Extended Support Release (ESR).
Added Canadian English (en-CA) locale
Changed
Removed the description field for bookmarks. Users who have stored
descriptions using the field may wish to export these descriptions
as html or json files, as they will be removed in a future release.
Dark theme is automatically enabled in macOS 10.14 dark mode
Changed the default setting to Enforce (3) for the
security.pki.name_matching_mode preference
Adobe Flash applets now run in a more secure mode using process
sandboxing on macOS. Learn how this may affect features here.
Users disconnecting from Sync are now offered the option to wipe
their Firefox profile data (including bookmarks, passwords, history,
cookies, and site data) from their desktop computer
Changed how WebRTC handles screen sharing: When screen-sharing a window,
the window will be brought to front
Developer
Three-pane Inspector in Developer Tools separates the rules into its own
panel
Changelog:
New
Adds support for automatically restoring your Firefox session
after Windows restarts. Currently, this feature is not enabled
by default for most users, but will be gradually enabled over
the coming weeks.
Fixed
Improved website rendering with the Retained Display List
feature enabled (Bug 1474402)
Fixed broken DevTools panels with certain extensions installed
(Bug 1474379)
Fixed a crash for users with some accessibility tools enabled
(Bug 1474007)
Changelog:
Fixed
Fixed broken website loading for Chinese users with accessibility enabled (Bug 1471824)
Fix missing content on the New Tab Page and the Home section of the Preferences page (Bug 1471375)
Fixed loss of bookmarks under rare circumstances when upgrading from Firefox 60 (Bug 1472127)
Improved playback of Twitch 1080p video streams (Bug 1469257)
Web pages no longer lose focus when a browser popup window is opened (Bug 1471415)
Fixed launching of downloads without a file extension on Windows (Bug 1465458)
Re-allowed downloading files from FTP sites via the "Save Link As" option when linked from HTTP pages (Bug 1470295)
Fixed extensions being unable to override the default homepage in certain situations (Bug 1466846)
Changelog:
New
Enhanced performance:
Faster page rendering with Quantum CSS improvements and the new
retained display list feature
Faster switching between tabs on Windows and Linux
WebExtensions now run in their own process on MacOS
Convenient access to more search engines: You can now add search engines
to the address bar "Search with" tool from the page action menu when on
a webpage that provides an OpenSearch plugin
Share links from Firefox for MacOS more easily: You can now share the URL
of an active tab from the page actions menu in the address bar
Improved security:
On-by-default support for the latest draft of the TLS 1.3 specification
Access to FTP subresources inside http(s) pages has been blocked
A more consistent user experience: Improvements for dark theme support
across the entire Firefox user interface
More customization for tab management: added support to allow WebExtensions
to hide tabs
Improved bookmark syncing
Fixed
Various security fixes
Changed
The settings for customizing your homepage and new tab page in Firefox
have been added to a new Preferences section that can be accessed from
Firefox at about:preferences#home. The settings can also be accessed via
the gear icon on the New Tab page.
Security fixes:
#CVE-2018-12359: Buffer overflow using computed size of canvas element
#CVE-2018-12360: Use-after-free when using focus()
#CVE-2018-12361: Integer overflow in SwizzleData
#CVE-2018-12358: Same-origin bypass using service worker and redirection
#CVE-2018-12362: Integer overflow in SSSE3 scaler
#CVE-2018-5156: Media recorder segmentation fault when track type is changed during capture
#CVE-2018-12363: Use-after-free when appending DOM nodes
#CVE-2018-12364: CSRF attacks through 307 redirects and NPAPI plugins
#CVE-2018-12365: Compromised IPC child process can list local filenames
#CVE-2018-12371: Integer overflow in Skia library during edge builder allocation
#CVE-2018-12366: Invalid data handling during QCMS transformations
#CVE-2018-12367: Timing attack mitigation of PerformanceNavigationTiming
#CVE-2018-12368: No warning when opening executable SettingContent-ms files
#CVE-2018-12369: WebExtension security permission checks bypassed by embedded experiments
#CVE-2018-12370: SameSite cookie protections bypassed when exiting Reader View
#CVE-2018-5186: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 61
#CVE-2018-5187: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 60 and Firefox ESR 60.1
#CVE-2018-5188: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 60, Firefox ESR 60.1, and Firefox ESR 52.9
Changelog:
Fixed
Fix missing nodes in the developer tools Inspector panel (bug 1460223)
Various security fixes
Fix font rendering when using third-party font managers on OS X 10.11
and earlier (bug 1460917)
Security fix:
#CVE-2018-6126: Heap buffer overflow rasterizing paths in SVG with Skia
* Restore automatic www/firefox-l10n selection
* Disable multiprocess window by default to reduce tab crashes
Changelog:
fixed
Avoid overly long cycle collector pauses with some add-ons installed (Bug 1449033)
After unckecking the "Sponsored Stories" option, the New Tab page now immediately stops displaying "Sponsored content" cards (Bug 1458906)
On touchscreen devices, fixed momentum scrolling on non-zoomable pages (Bug 1457743)
Fixed black map on Google Maps with updated Nvidia Web Drivers on macOS (Bug 1458553)
Use the right default background when opening tabs or windows in high contrast mode (Bug 1458956)
The Firefox uninstaller on Windows is now translated again (Bug 1436662)
Restored translations of the Preferences panels when using a language pack (Bug 1461590)
* Remove untested patches including NetBSD/earm support
Changelog:
New
Added a policy engine that allows customized Firefox deployments in
enterprise environments, using Windows Group Policy or a cross-platform
JSON file
Enhancements to New Tab / Firefox Home
Responsive layout that shows more content for users with wide-screen
displays
Highlights section includes web sites saved to Pocket
More options to reorder sections and content on the page
Pocket Sponsored Stories will appear for a percentage of users in
the US. Read about our privacy-conscious approach to sponsored content
Redesigned Cookies and Site Storage section in Preferences for greater
clarity and control of first- and third-party cookies
Applied Quantum CSS to render browser UI
Added support for Web Authentication API, which allows USB tokens for
website authentication
Enhanced camera privacy indicators: Firefox now turns off your camera
and the camera's light when you disable video recording, and turns
the camera and light on when you resume recording
Added an option for Linux users to show or hide page titles in a bar
at the top of the browser. You'll find the Title Bar option in the
Customize panel available from the main browser menu.
Improved WebRTC audio performance and playback for Linux users
Locale added: Occitan (oc)
Fixed
Various security fixes
Changed
#CVE-2018-5154: Use-after-free with SVG animations and clip paths
#CVE-2018-5155: Use-after-free with SVG animations and text paths
#CVE-2018-5157: Same-origin bypass of PDF Viewer to view protected PDF files
#CVE-2018-5158: Malicious PDF can inject JavaScript into PDF Viewer
#CVE-2018-5159: Integer overflow and out-of-bounds write in Skia
#CVE-2018-5160: Uninitialized memory use by WebRTC encoder
#CVE-2018-5152: WebExtensions information leak through webRequest API
#CVE-2018-5153: Out-of-bounds read in mixed content websocket messages
#CVE-2018-5163: Replacing cached data in JavaScript Start-up Bytecode Cache
#CVE-2018-5164: CSP not applied to all multipart content sent with
multipart/x-mixed-replace
#CVE-2018-5166: WebExtension host permission bypass through filterReponseData
#CVE-2018-5167: Improper linkification of chrome: and javascript: content
in web console and JavaScript debugger
#CVE-2018-5168: Lightweight themes can be installed without user interaction
#CVE-2018-5169: Dragging and dropping link text onto home button can set home
page to include chrome pages
#CVE-2018-5172: Pasted script from clipboard can run in the Live Bookmarks
page or PDF viewer
#CVE-2018-5173: File name spoofing of Downloads panel with Unicode characters
#CVE-2018-5174: Windows Defender SmartScreen UI runs with less secure behavior
for downloaded files in Windows 10 April 2018 Update
#CVE-2018-5175: Universal CSP bypass on sites using strict-dynamic in
their policies
#CVE-2018-5176: JSON Viewer script injection
#CVE-2018-5177: Buffer overflow in XSLT during number formatting
#CVE-2018-5165: Checkbox for enabling Flash protected mode is inverted in
32-bit Firefox
#CVE-2018-5180: heap-use-after-free in mozilla::WebGLContext::DrawElementsInstanced
#CVE-2018-5181: Local file can be displayed in noopener tab through drag and
drop of hyperlink
#CVE-2018-5182: Local file can be displayed from hyperlink dragged and dropped
on addressbar
#CVE-2018-5151: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 60
#CVE-2018-5150: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 60 and Firefox ESR 52.8
CVE-2018-5148: Use-after-free in compositor
Invalid page rendering with hardware acceleration enabled (Bug 1435472)
Windows 7 users with touch screens or certain 3rd party desktop applications which interact with Firefox through accessibility services may experience random browser crashes. Known 3rd party applicatioins with issues: StickyPassword, Windows 7 touch screen. (Bug 1424505)
Browser keyboard shortcuts (eg copy Ctrl+C) don't work on sites that use those keys with resistFingerprinting enabled (Bug 1433592)
High CPU / memory churn caused by third-party software on some computers (Bug 1446280)
Users who have configured an "automatic proxy configuration URL" and want to reload their proxy settings from the URL will find the Reload button disabled in the Connection Settings dialog when they select Preferences/Options > Network Proxy > Settings... (Bug 1445991)
URL Fragment Identifiers Break Service Worker Responses (Bug 1443850)
User's trying to cancel a print around the time it completes will continue to get intermittent crashes (Bug 1441598)
Broken getUserMedia (audio) on DragonFly, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD. Video chat apps either wouldn't work or be always muted (Bug 1444074)
Changelog:
59.0.1
Security fix
#CVE-2018-5146: Out of bounds memory write in libvorbis
59.0
New
Performance enhancements:
- Faster load times for content on the Firefox Home page
- Faster page load times by loading either from the networked cache
or the cache on the user's hard drive (Race Cache With Network)
- Improved graphics rendering using Off-Main-Thread Painting (OMTP)
for Mac users (OMTP for Windows was released in Firefox 58)
Drag-and-drop to rearrange Top Sites on the Firefox Home page, and
customize new windows and tabs in other ways
Added features for Firefox Screenshots:
- Basic annotation lets the user draw on and highlight saved screenshots
- Recropping to change the viewable area of saved screenshots
Enhanced WebExtensions API including better support for decentralized
protocols and the ability to dynamically register content scripts
Improved Real-Time Communications (RTC) capabilities.
- Implemented RTP Transceiver to give pages more fine grained control
over calls
- Implemented features to support large scale conferences
Added support for W3C specs for pointer events and improved platform
integration with added device support for mouse, pen, and touch
screen pointer input
Added the Ecosia search engine as an option for German Firefox
Added the Qwant search engine as an option for French Firefox
Added settings in about:preferences to stop websites from asking to
send notifications or access your device's camera, microphone, and
location, while still allowing trusted websites to use these features
Fixed
Various security fixes
Changed
Firefox Private Browsing Mode will remove path information from
referrers to prevent cross-site tracking
Security fixes:
#CVE-2018-5127: Buffer overflow manipulating SVG animatedPathSegList
#CVE-2018-5128: Use-after-free manipulating editor selection ranges
#CVE-2018-5129: Out-of-bounds write with malformed IPC messages
#CVE-2018-5130: Mismatched RTP payload type can trigger memory corruption
#CVE-2018-5131: Fetch API improperly returns cached copies of
no-store/no-cache resources
#CVE-2018-5132: WebExtension Find API can search privileged pages
#CVE-2018-5133: Value of the app.support.baseURL preference is not properly
sanitized
#CVE-2018-5134: WebExtensions may use view-source: URLs to bypass content
restrictions
#CVE-2018-5135: WebExtension browserAction can inject scripts into
unintended contexts
#CVE-2018-5136: Same-origin policy violation with data: URL shared workers
#CVE-2018-5137: Script content can access legacy extension
non-contentaccessible resources
#CVE-2018-5138: Android Custom Tab address spoofing through long domain names
#CVE-2018-5140: Moz-icon images accessible to web content through moz-icon:
protocol
#CVE-2018-5141: DOS attack through notifications Push API
#CVE-2018-5142: Media Capture and Streams API permissions display
incorrect origin with data: and blob: URLs
#CVE-2018-5143: Self-XSS pasting javascript: URL with embedded tab into
addressbar
#CVE-2018-5126: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 59
#CVE-2018-5125: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 59 and Firefox ESR 52.7
* Fix segfault on netbsd-7
Changelog:
Fix
Avoid a signature validation issue during update on macOS
Blocklisted graphics drivers related to off main thread painting crashes
Tab crash during printing
Fix clicking links and scrolling emails on Microsoft Hotmail and Outlook
(OWA) webmail
* Fix build under netbsd-7, PR pkg/52956
Changelog:
Fix Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2018-05:
Arbitrary code execution through unsanitized browser UI
When using certain non-default security policies on Windows (for
example with Windows Defender Exploit Protection or Webroot security
products), Firefox 58.0 would fail to load pages (bug 1433065).
Changelog:
New
Performance improvements, including:
Rendering graphics for Windows users by using Off-Main-Threa
Painting (OMTP)
Loading pages faster by changing how Firefox caches and retrieves
JavaScript
Improvements to Firefox Screenshots:
Copy and paste screenshots directly to your clipboard
Firefox Screenshots now works in Private Browsing mode
Added Nepali (ne-NP) locale
In case you missed it--57 Release privacy and performance feature:
Users can enable Tracking Protection at all times. Learn how to turn
Tracking Protection on.
Fixed
Fonts installed in non-standard directories will no longer appear
blank for Linux users
Various security fixes
Changed
User profiles created in Firefox 58 (and in future releases) are not
supported in previous versions of Firefox. Users who downgrade to
a previous version should create a new profile for that version.
Learn about alternatives to downgrading on our support site.
Added a warning to alert users and site owners of planned security
changes to sites affected by the gradual distrust plan for
the Symantec certificate authority
#CVE-2018-5091: Use-after-free with DTMF timers
#CVE-2018-5092: Use-after-free in Web Workers
#CVE-2018-5093: Buffer overflow in WebAssembly during Memory/Table resizing
#CVE-2018-5094: Buffer overflow in WebAssembly with garbage collection on
uninitialized memory
#CVE-2018-5095: Integer overflow in Skia library during edge builder allocation
#CVE-2018-5097: Use-after-free when source document is manipulated during XSLT
#CVE-2018-5098: Use-after-free while manipulating form input elements
#CVE-2018-5099: Use-after-free with widget listener
#CVE-2018-5100: Use-after-free when IsPotentiallyScrollable arguments are
freed from memory
#CVE-2018-5101: Use-after-free with floating first-letter style elements
#CVE-2018-5102: Use-after-free in HTML media elements
#CVE-2018-5103: Use-after-free during mouse event handling
#CVE-2018-5104: Use-after-free during font face manipulation
#CVE-2018-5105: WebExtensions can save and execute files on local file
system without user prompts
#CVE-2018-5106: Developer Tools can expose style editor information
cross-origin through service worker
#CVE-2018-5107: Printing process will follow symlinks for local file access
#CVE-2018-5108: Manually entered blob URL can be accessed by subsequent
private browsing tabs
#CVE-2018-5109: Audio capture prompts and starts with incorrect origin
attribution
#CVE-2018-5110: Cursor can be made invisible on OS X
#CVE-2018-5117: URL spoofing with right-to-left text aligned left-to-right
#CVE-2018-5118: Activity Stream images can attempt to load local content
through file:
#CVE-2018-5119: Reader view will load cross-origin content in violation
of CORS headers
#CVE-2018-5121: OS X Tibetan characters render incompletely in the addressbar
#CVE-2018-5122: Potential integer overflow in DoCrypt
#CVE-2018-5090: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 58
#CVE-2018-5089: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 58 and Firefox ESR 52.6
