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Alert

Mozilla and Tor release urgent update for Firefox 0-day ..

by Carol~ Nov 30, 2016 6:28PM PST

.. under active attack

Developers with both Mozilla and Tor have published browser updates that patch a critical Firefox vulnerability being actively exploited to deanonymize people using the privacy service.

"The security flaw responsible for this urgent release is already actively exploited on Windows systems," a Tor official wrote in an advisory published Wednesday afternoon.

Continued : http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/11/tor-releases-urgent-update-for-firefox-0day-thats-under-active-attack/

Related:
Fixing an SVG Animation Vulnerability
https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2016/11/30/fixing-an-svg-animation-vulnerability/
Tor Patched Against Zero Day Under Attack
https://threatpost.com/tor-patched-against-zero-day-under-attack/122176/

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