Major Browsers Address 18-Year-Old Security Flaw Exploited by Hackers

Chrome, Safari, and Firefox implement fixes for a vulnerability that allowed unauthorized access to local networks on macOS and Linux systems.

The '0.0.0.0-Day' vulnerability allowed malicious websites to interact with local network services using the 0.0.0.0 IP address.
Windows systems are not affected due to built-in protections against the 0.0.0.0 address.
Apple and Google have started rolling out updates to block the 0.0.0.0 address in Safari and Chrome.
Mozilla Firefox is yet to implement a complete fix but has made changes to mitigate the issue.
The vulnerability has been actively exploited in the wild, affecting both individuals and enterprises.