Web News: Security hole found in Mozilla browser

Lokie · 08-July-04, 10:26 PM

What!!!!! Mozilla is not perfect!?

Developers at the open-source Mozilla Foundation have confirmed that the latest version of their Web browsers have a security flaw that could theoretically allow attackers to crash computers or launch unauthorized programs.

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	The flaw was publicized Wednesday on a security mailing list, along with a link to a fix for the problem . Updated versions of the affected software programs, which include the Mozilla, Firefox and Thunderbird browsers, have been released. Developers said the flaw affected only Windows users, not computers running either the Macintosh or Linux operating systems.

0v3rki11 · 08-July-04, 10:47 PM

according to ZDnet there is a patch to fix it. the link they're hosting is a dead link unfortunatley.

the support area on mozilla.org doesn't have a specific patch listed either.

0v3rki11 · 09-July-04, 01:23 AM

scratch that last post. they aparently fixed the link.

http://www.mozilla.org/security/shell.html

quick patch, easy to install, don't procrastinate !!!

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08-July-04, 10:47 PM		#2 (permalink)
0v3rki11 Cubic - Hoe	according to ZDnet there is a patch to fix it. the link they're hosting is a dead link unfortunatley. the support area on mozilla.org doesn't have a specific patch listed either.

09-July-04, 01:23 AM		#3 (permalink)
0v3rki11 Cubic - Hoe	scratch that last post. they aparently fixed the link. http://www.mozilla.org/security/shell.html quick patch, easy to install, don't procrastinate !!!