Browsers Under Siege: Google and Mozilla Patch Critical Flaws!
Google Chrome 131 and Mozilla Firefox just patched some high-severity vulnerabilities. Remember, it’s not a good sign when your browser is more vulnerable than your secrets. Update now, because nobody wants their computer to be an open book for hackers!
Hot Take:
Browsers need therapy! Google and Mozilla are patching their trauma of high-severity vulnerabilities, while users sit back and enjoy the bug bounty show. But hey, who knew that surfing the web could involve so much drama? Update those browsers, folks, before they start spilling your secrets like a gossipy neighbor!
Key Points:
- Google’s Chrome 131 update addresses four security flaws, including a type confusion flaw in the V8 JavaScript engine.
- A researcher bagged a $55,000 bug bounty for reporting the high-severity flaw in Chrome, tracked as CVE-2025-0291.
- Mozilla patched 11 vulnerabilities in Firefox, including three high-severity issues.
- Among Firefox’s high-severity flaws, CVE-2025-0244 is an address bar spoofing defect affecting Firefox for Android.
- Neither Chrome nor Firefox vulnerabilities have been reported as exploited in the wild, but updates are highly recommended.
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