Mozilla Firefox Chrome Vulnerability

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US-CERT is aware of reports of a vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox that may allow directory traversal within the chrome protocol scheme. This vulnerability could lead to information disclosure and affects users that have certain "flat" packaged add-ons installed.

US-CERT encourages users to:

Review the Mozilla Security Blog referencing this issue
Consider following the best security practices found in the Securing Your Web Browser Document to help mitigate the risks

US-CERT will provide more information as it becomes available.

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