Zero-Day Security Vulnerability Found in Chrome, Firefox and Other Browsers
Updates are now available to patch a Chrome vulnerability that would allow attackers to run malicious code.
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Mozilla Zero-Day Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild – Patch Now!
In a race against time to safeguard user security, major browser vendors, including Google and Mozilla, have scrambled to release urgent updates in response to a critical vulnerability discovered in the WebP Codec. This newly unearthed vulnerabil…
Mozilla fixed a critical zero-day in Firefox and Thunderbird
Mozilla addressed a critical zero-day vulnerability in Firefox and Thunderbird that has been actively exploited in attacks in the wild. Mozilla rolled out security updates to address a critical zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-4863, in Firefox and Thunderbird that has been actively exploited in the wild. The vulnerability is a heap buffer overflow in WebP […]
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After Apple and Google, Mozilla Also Patches Zero-Day Exploited for Spyware Delivery
After Apple and Google, Mozilla has also patched an image processing-related zero-day vulnerability exploited by spyware.
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September 2023 Patch Tuesday forecast: Important Federal government news
Microsoft addressed 33 CVEs in Windows 10 and 11 last month after nearly 3x that number in July. But despite the lull in CVEs, they did provide new security updates for Microsoft Exchange Server, .NET Framework, and even SQL Server, so there were plent…
High-Severity Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities Patched in Firefox, Chrome
Mozilla and Google have released stable updates for the Firefox and Chrome browsers to address several memory corruption vulnerabilities.
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Firefox Users May Import Chrome Extensions Now
Mozilla has implemented the WebExtensions system in its browser, allowing Firefox users to import select extensions from other browsers like Chrome. gHacks reports: The feature, which is in testing at the moment, can be enabled by all users of the late…
Firefox Finally Outperforming Google Chrome In SunSpider
Michael Larabel writes via Phoronix: Mozilla developers are celebrating that they are now faster than Google Chrome with the SunSpider JavaScript benchmark, although that test has been superseded by the JetStream benchmark. Last week a new Firefox Nigh…
Does Desktop Linux Have a Firefox Problem?
OS News’ managing editor calls Firefox “the single most important desktop Linux application,” shipping in most distros (with some users later opting for a post-installation download of Chrome).
But “I’m genuinely worried about the state of browsers o…
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