Mozilla Corporation Details

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    Mozilla Corporation

    Mountain View, California employees • Technology

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    Technology

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    The Mozilla Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Mozilla Foundation that coordinates and integrates the development of Internet-related applications such as the Firefox web browser, by a global community of open-source developers, some of whom are employed by the corporation itself.

    Security Incidents

    Mozilla Corporation Breach of Feb 2024
    Severity Score
    Moderate to Significant

    Type

    Unknown

    Summary

    In February 2024, Mozilla Corporation experienced a cyber security incident where security updates were released to address vulnerabilities in Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird. A cyber threat actor could exploit these vulnerabilities to take control of affected systems, posing a significant security risk. The identified vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird allowed for potential cyber-attacks. The incident highlighted the importance of applying necessary security updates to mitigate the risk of exploitation by threat actors. Mozilla Corporation took steps to add...
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    Severity

    The severity of the Mozilla Corporation cyber security incident in February 2024 was high, with identified vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird posing security risks and allowing cyber-attacks to take control of affected systems.

    Impact

    The breach impacted users by potentially allowing a malicious website to manipulate the user's mouse position unexpectedly, leading to confusion and unintended permissions granted. Additionally, attackers could inject Set-Cookie response headers by controlling the Content-Type response header, potentially compromising user data and privacy.