Security News > 2020 > January > Mozilla Releases Firefox 72: High-Severity Bugs Patched, Fingerpinting Nixed
2020-01-08 18:04
UPDATE. Mozilla patched a critical vulnerability actively being exploited in the wild with its latest update to the Firefox browser.
The disclosure came a day after Mozilla released its latest Firefox 72 browser on Tuesday.
The latest patched version of Mozilla's browser is Firefox 72.0.1 and Firefox ESR 68.4.1.
The Firefox ESR browser is its Extended Support Release version of Firefox, designed for mass deployments.
All of the bug fixes rated "High" by Mozilla on Tuesday apply to both Firefox 72 and ESR 68.4, with the exception of the flaw tracked as CVE-2019-17025.
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| DATE | CVE | VULNERABILITY TITLE | RISK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-08 | CVE-2019-17025 | Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in multiple products Mozilla developers reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 71. | 8.8 |