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Mozilla moves fast to fix security flaw
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Posted on 07/18/2009 9:39:26 PM PDT by JoeProBono
Mountain View, California - Mozilla has released an update to Firefox that fixes a security flaw discovered in the last week.
The company has moved fast to make Firefox 3.5.1 available for Windows, Mac, and Linux users as a free download. It resolves a Just-in-Time (JIT) JavaScript compiler flaw in version 3.5 which left users at risk of memory corruption and malware infection.
Last week, "SBerry" posted proof of concept code that exploited the way Firefox 3.5 processes JavaScript code when handling FONT tags in HTML.
"In certain cases after a return from a native function, such as escape(), the Just-in-Time (JIT) compiler could get into a corrupt state. This could be exploited by an attacker," said Mozilla. The security advisory is here.
TOPICS: Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: firefox; mozilla
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To: JoeProBono
Fully updated, java’s been weird on occasion. Nice shirt. :)
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posted on
07/18/2009 9:46:25 PM PDT
by
allmost
To: JoeProBono
(jawdrop)
THAT'S NO FLAW!
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posted on
07/18/2009 9:52:47 PM PDT
by
skinkinthegrass
(Zer0Bambi to the poor (foolish) voter: Welcome to Zer0's Peasant Care ® You Sucker... Now Die! :)
To: allmost
The update made a world of difference. Our computer was running so slow after updating to 3.5 but I am still getting Script Errors in my Yahoo mail since upgrading.
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posted on
07/18/2009 9:54:36 PM PDT
by
hsmomx3
(GO STEELERS!!!!!!!!!!!!)
To: hsmomx3
The initial boot time was ridiculous in Mozilla. They've fixed it.
Do you mean Thunderbird?
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posted on
07/18/2009 9:58:17 PM PDT
by
allmost
To: JoeProBono
Now that's the version of Firefox I've been looking for.
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posted on
07/18/2009 10:00:04 PM PDT
by
Pelham
(California, formerly part of the USA)
To: JoeProBono
Microsoft has no fix for Internet Explorer. Do not use it. Download Mozilla. It uninstalls easily if you don't like it.
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/
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posted on
07/18/2009 10:04:31 PM PDT
by
allmost
To: hsmomx3
Yeah, I just did an update because of the Java problem, now I’m having problems with Firefox saying it’s having problems opening because of a tab that was opened just before shutting down. :~( Didn’t have any problems with the prior versions of FF I’ve used.
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posted on
07/18/2009 10:04:32 PM PDT
by
My hearts in London - Everett
(There is a demand today for men who can make wrong appear right. Terrence, c. 160 B.C.)
To: allmost
It was like 1-2 minutes and was frustrating!! Thank goodness they fixed it.
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posted on
07/18/2009 10:04:42 PM PDT
by
hsmomx3
(GO STEELERS!!!!!!!!!!!!)
To: allmost
No, I have never used Thunderbird, just FF.
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posted on
07/18/2009 10:05:48 PM PDT
by
hsmomx3
(GO STEELERS!!!!!!!!!!!!)
To: hsmomx3
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posted on
07/18/2009 10:06:13 PM PDT
by
allmost
To: hsmomx3
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posted on
07/18/2009 10:06:17 PM PDT
by
Sefton
To: allmost
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posted on
07/18/2009 10:07:24 PM PDT
by
hsmomx3
(GO STEELERS!!!!!!!!!!!!)
To: Sefton
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posted on
07/18/2009 10:07:40 PM PDT
by
hsmomx3
(GO STEELERS!!!!!!!!!!!!)
To: hsmomx3
Hadn’t noticed any problems on the Linux 3.5.
To: hsmomx3
Update. Big difference. 3.5.1
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posted on
07/18/2009 10:10:40 PM PDT
by
allmost
To: JoeProBono
I want to know how to update wife 3.1 to that?
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posted on
07/18/2009 10:19:54 PM PDT
by
TruthWillWin
(The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples money.)
To: JoeProBono
I want to know how to update wife 3.1 to that?
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posted on
07/18/2009 10:19:58 PM PDT
by
TruthWillWin
(The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples money.)
To: JoeProBono
To all Mozilla users: I was once like you. I stuck to Mozilla (or Seamonkey) for years and years and years. But recently I realized that it had become a resource hog, and I went a-searching for another browser. And I found it. And it’s the best web browser in existence. It is Opera. It takes a bit to learn the quirks, but once you do, you realize it is the most user-friendly browser out there.
www.opera.com
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posted on
07/19/2009 12:09:37 AM PDT
by
LifeComesFirst
(http://rw-rebirth.blogspot.com)
To: TruthWillWin
Simple. Have a high-paying job.
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posted on
07/19/2009 12:10:34 AM PDT
by
LifeComesFirst
(http://rw-rebirth.blogspot.com)
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