Incorrect - anyone is allowed to modify Mozilla's code, with or without Mozilla's permission. That is handled in their code licensing under the MPL, and is the basis by which Firefox and other Mozilla products can be labeled as "free software" and "open source," in the common usage of that phrase.
The issues addressed by the EULA are nothing to do with the code, only with the branding, trademarks, etc which are included in the binary distributed versions, which are equally applicable to the developer and the user. Developers are allowed to patch any program, including removing the branding, from the Mozilla foundation, so long as they start from the source and follow the rules of the MPL that they are licensed under.
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