Mozilla Firefox 17 Released, Includes Security Updates

Firefox 17 was sent to the release channel today by Mozilla.  Included in the update are six (6) critical, nine (9) high and one (1) Moderate security update.

Based on the extensive list of security updates, it is recommended that the update be applied as soon as possible.

Security Updates Fixed in Firefox 17

What's New

• NEW -- First revision of the Social API and support for Facebook Messenger
• NEW -- Click-to-play blocklisting implemented to prevent vulnerable plugin versions from running without the user's permission (see blog post)

The Release Notes include additional changes and fixed features in version 17.  As with previous versions 15, the update includes a long list of Bug Fixes, referenced below.

Update

To get the update now, select "Help" from the Firefox menu at the upper left of the browser window, then pick "About Firefox."  Mac users need to select "About Firefox" from the Firefox menu.

If you do not use the English language version, Fully Localized Versions are available for download.