Mozilla fixes highly critical Firefox flaws
Posted by: [NT] on: 02/27/2007 07:08 PM [ Print | 8 comment(s) ] · 820 views
VuNet reports:
Firefox users are now receiving automatic updates that fix serious bugs in the open source browser.
The update, which started being sent out at the weekend, fixes flaws that security firm Secunia described as 'highly critical'.
The flaws affect Firefox 1.5 and 2.0 for Windows, Mac and Linux systems.
"Due to the security fixes, we strongly recommend that all Firefox users upgrade to these latest releases," said Mozilla in a statement. The fixes include a location.hostname vulnerability that independent Polish coder Michal Zalewski found a few weeks ago, and a critical memory corruption bug that can cause the browser to crash.
This could be the last security fix for Firefox 1.5, since the organisation will stop supporting the old browser on 24 April.
The update, which started being sent out at the weekend, fixes flaws that security firm Secunia described as 'highly critical'.
The flaws affect Firefox 1.5 and 2.0 for Windows, Mac and Linux systems.
"Due to the security fixes, we strongly recommend that all Firefox users upgrade to these latest releases," said Mozilla in a statement. The fixes include a location.hostname vulnerability that independent Polish coder Michal Zalewski found a few weeks ago, and a critical memory corruption bug that can cause the browser to crash.
This could be the last security fix for Firefox 1.5, since the organisation will stop supporting the old browser on 24 April.
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Nemo Unregistered |
#66051 Posted on: 02/27/2007 07:43 PM
A FLAW in FF???????? surely you jest Sir? The fanboys won't have any of that  |
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NT Unregistered |
#66052 Posted on: 02/27/2007 08:05 PM
Yeah, i was surprised as i found the news  |
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BetrayerX Unregistered |
#66053 Posted on: 02/27/2007 09:45 PM
Oh please grow up this is pathetic. Every time I read a Firefox-flaw related news I see your one man crusade to piss em off....get a life. Flaw bad...fix good....end of story. |
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Jaybo Unregistered |
#66056 Posted on: 02/28/2007 05:21 AM
Wait, you are commenting on flaws that existed in older versions that have been corrected awhile ago? You know how stupid that sounds? We are on version 2.0.0.2. |
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Jaybo Unregistered |
#66057 Posted on: 02/28/2007 05:23 AM
...for that matter, just a few stories down talks about IE 7 flaws, where are your snide comments on that story? Thought so. |
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Nemo Unregistered |
#66058 Posted on: 02/28/2007 10:32 AM
@ Jaybo... yeah but IE users dont have kittens if something is said about IE like the FF fanboys. Your retort goes a long way to proving my point thanks |
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Jaybo Unregistered |
#66061 Posted on: 03/01/2007 05:54 AM
So, as a person that freely admits that he has a distorted fetish for aggravating a particular group of individuals, and magically assumes that anyone who doesn't agree must be a user and fanboy, what is your thoughts on the fact you never mentioned your point that you supposedly proved in your earlier comments? Slipped your mind? |
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Jaybo Unregistered |
#66062 Posted on: 03/01/2007 05:56 AM
Is there a label that we can use for those who are fanboys of IE that laugh with glee any time there is anything negative said about FF? They may not have 'kittens' if something is said about IE but they sure do jump at the chance to salivate over any negative press regarding FF don't they? |
