Mozilla Patches Critical Vulnerability

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Mozilla Patches Critical Vulnerability [ 
https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2020/01/08/mozilla-patches-critical-vulnerability ] 01/08/2020 02:58 PM 
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Original release date: January 8, 2020

Mozilla has released security updates to address a vulnerability in Firefox and Firefox ESR. An attacker could exploit 
this vulnerability to take control of an affected system. This vulnerability was detected in exploits in the wild.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) encourages users and administrators to review the Mozilla 
Security Advisory for Firefox 72.0.1 and Firefox ESR 68.4.1 [ 
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2020-03/#CVE-2019-17026 ] and apply the necessary updates.

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