Version 3 has just been released and been downloaded so many times that it’s a world record and already a bug has been found in Firefox .It’s not easy to build a web browser so I guess these things happen all the time (just think of IE).

The vulnerability found is also available in version 2 of the web browser and was discovered of TippingPoint’s Zero Day Initiative, an organisation specialized in discovering and providing software vulnerability information.

Window Snyder, chief security officer of Mozilla, says:

At Mozilla we appreciate any report of security issues because that is how we make the browser stronger and more secure. The best way to keep Firefox users safe is to report the issues directly to Mozilla as TippingPoint has chosen to, and to wait to release details until a fix is available.

More information will hopefully soon be published at the Mozilla Security blog.

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