Mozilla patches Wednesday’s Pwn2Own double-exploit… on Friday!
That was quick! 48 hours from exploit report to published patch.
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That was quick! 48 hours from exploit report to published patch.
What’s better? Disclose early, patch fast? Or dig deep, disclose in full, patch more slowly?
A new point-release of Firefox. Not unusual, but the timing of this one is interesting, with Pwn2Own coming up in a few days.
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