Several high severity vulnerabilities have been detected in two of the most commonly used internet browsers. According to two separate advisories issued by the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), a total of 15 vulnerabilities have been detected in Mozilla products, including Mozilla Firefox and Mozilla Thunderbird, while eight vulnerabilities have been found in Google Chrome.
Thunderbird is an open-source email service provider by Mozilla. Both products have also released patches for all the bugs in their latest software update, and users are advised to update their browsers immediately to avoid falling prey to cyberattacks.
A malicious hacker can run any program of their choice on the hacked computer, while a spoofing attack means using the hacked device to impersonate the target while perpetrating future criminal activities. A DoS attack involves causing a target server to crash so that its services are denied to its users, and is typically aimed at service providers.
The eight Google Chrome vulnerabilities, too, can leave the target devices open to execution of arbitrary code, according to CERT-In. All the vulnerabilities have been classified as ‘High’, which is the second most serious severity rating assigned by the agency.
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