OS/Platform/Application:

Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla Thunderbird
Mozilla Seamonkey

Category: ALERT
Severity: HIGH
Attention: Mozilla products users, System Administrators, Desktop Support Personnel.

Summary: A number of security vulnerabilities have been identified in three of Mozilla's most popular products.  Two vulnerabilities (one pertaining to the handling of JavaScript, the other to the handling of Internationalized Domain Names) affect Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey.  Several others affect Firefox or SeaMonkey directly.  Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could result in a range of unfavorable outcomes including application crash and complete system takeover.  Mozilla has released updated versions of Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey to fix these vulnerabilities.

Recommended Actions:  Mozilla users/System Administrators are encouraged to install the necessary security updates as soon as possible.

Readers are encouraged to share this alert with family, friends, and associates.
 
ITS Actions: N/A

Resources:

Firefox download page:
http://getfirefox.com

Thunderbird download page:
http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird/

SeaMonkey download page:
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/seamonkey/