Security News > 2020 > February > Mozilla Firefox 73 Browser Update Fixes High-Severity RCE Bugs
The patched version of Mozilla's browser, launched on Tuesday, is Firefox 73 and Firefox ESR 68.5.
One of the vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2020-6800, was fixed in a previous release of Firefox 72 and the current Firefox ESR 68.5 update on Tuesday.
Another high-severity flaw was fixed in Firefox 73, and also has a score of 8.8 out of 10 on the CVSS v3 scale, making it high severity.
Beyond security fixes, Mozilla also noted that users with 0patch security software may encounter crashes at startup after updating to Firefox 73.
The February update is less severe than Mozilla's January Firefox 72 browser release, where it patched a critical vulnerability actively being exploited in the wild.
News URL
https://threatpost.com/mozilla-firefox-73-browser-update-fixes-high-severity-rce-bugs/152831/
Related Vulnerability
| DATE | CVE | VULNERABILITY TITLE | RISK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-02 | CVE-2020-6800 | Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in multiple products Mozilla developers and community members reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 72 and Firefox ESR 68.4. | 6.8 |