download the new version for mac Mozilla Firefox 117.0.1

This could happen when the extensions used 'an event page for long-running tasks'. Sometimes, extensions would be terminated while still running. The second saw links activated outside Firefox on macOS not being opened in Firefox sometimes.Īnother fix addresses an issue that affected extensions. The first caused the 'reopen all tabs' option of the recently closed tabs menu to fail to open all the tabs sometimes. Two bugs that affect the opening of links are addressed in the release. The latest versions are the following ones after the installation of the update:įirefox 117.0.1 is not only a security update, as it addresses a number of issues in the open source web browser as well. Thunderbird users may select Menu > Help > About Thunderbird to do the same. Firefox users may select Menu > Help > About Firefox to display the current version and get the latest update. Mozilla notes that opening a malicious WebP image could 'lead to a buffer overflow in the content process', which can result in the execution of malicious code on the user's system.

WebP is an image format that is used widely on the Internet.

Google released a security update for Chrome on the same day to patch the vulnerability.įirefox users are advised to update the browser immediately to the new version. The products are affected by the same critical security issue that Google Chrome and Chromium-based browsers are affected by.

Download the new version for mac Mozilla Firefox 117.0.1