Mozilla addresses security vulnerabilities in Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird

Threat Level

Vulnerability Report

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Summary

Mozilla has released updates that address up to eight high severity vulnerabilities (as per Mozilla) in Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird. These vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to exploit the system and take control, allowing an attacker to install applications, edit or damage data as well as create new accounts with full user rights. These vulnerabilities can allow remote code execution on successful exploitation if countermeasures are not taken.