September 15, 2006 12:54 PM PDT
Firefox update patches security holes
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Firefox 1.5.0.7, released Thursday, tackles a problem that lets outsiders run code remotely and aims to improve the product's stability.
Of the seven vulnerabilities fixed, four are rated "critical" by Mozilla. The new browser version addresses the circumvention of security via an RSA signature forgery flaw, as well as cross-site scripting vulnerabilities. In addition, it patches a JavaScript regular expression heap corruption issue and a memory corruption issue that could lead to the execution of code.
While the update addressed four critical flaws, it was less extensive than one released in July that contained fixes for seven flaws.
The release of Firefox 1.5.0.7 comes alongside the online publication of exploits to attack Microsoft's Internet Explorer. The 5.01 and 6 versions of the Web browser, running on all current versions of the Windows operating system, are affected.
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Why does it take days before FF alerts to the fact that it has an update available? I should be finding out about updates available from the update feature, not from reading about them in the press a day after they've been released.
Stop the open source movement its run by Terror groups and they greatly contribute to global warming, and the third world starving!!!!!!!!!!!
Seriously...software is complicated and made by humans and will have bugs....whether its from MS or anyone else.
Compare the comments on this article to the other one today where IE had a new bug....it was a CNET, liberal, commie, MS Bash Fest!
As for MSN, you must use IE for that.
Just go elsewhere for your videos, not like there isn't a plethora of sites that DO work.
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Is it really time to start using Opera on our network?????
I'd love to get Firefox onto my corporate desktops, but trusting users to apply updates when they are available is simply NOT an option...