Internet browsers, which have now become an integral part of our lives, are still full of tons of security vulnerabilities. Developers continue to work to close these security vulnerabilities. We are already used to all this, but the latest news reveals that major browser companies are on alert together.
Stack Diary, a cybersecurity-focused research company; Google announced that Microsoft, Mozilla and Brave are simultaneously releasing critical security updates. All updates were basically the same. A vulnerability described as “serious” allowed hackers to run arbitrary code on your computer. Moreover, this vulnerability began to be widely exploited by hackers. Fortunately, updates fixed this problem.
But there is more
The security vulnerability, which was closed with the update sent by all major internet browsers, was related to the recently popular image format WebP. As such, not only internet browsers but also other platforms that use the image format in question were affected by the situation. An update was even sent to the instant messaging platform Signal and the imaging application called Honeyview. Cybersecurity experts say there may be more to it than all this…
Update codes sent for internet browsers:
- Google Chrome: 116.0.5846.187 (Mac/Linux), 116.0.5845.187/.188 (Windows)
- Mozilla Firefox: 117.0.1, ESR 102.15.1, ESR 115.2.1, Thunderbird 102.15.1; Thunderbird 115.2.2
- Microsoft Edge: 116.0.1938.81
- Brave Browser: 1.57.64
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