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Security Issues in Mozilla
paulius_g writes "SecurityFocus has released a security warning with three problems that affect Mozilla on all platforms. The first issue allows the source of a download to be spoofed, generating a fake URL. This security issue is really easy to replicate: Create a long URL and the downloading box will only display its ending (Mozilla and Firefox). The second issue was created by the way that Mozilla's browsers handle news:// links to newsgroups, hackers can easily create false links and create a buffer overflow (Mozilla 1.7.5 and below, Firefox versions before 1.0). The third exploit affects machines with multiple users. The way that Firefox and Thunderbird store files allows every user to see them and to probably catch the other user's surfing habits (Firefox and Thunderbird). Let's hope that these will be fixed soon!"
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All Mozilla users should upgrade to the latest version:
Says the site, implying at least a partial fix is available.
Oh no! Time to switch back to IE.
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that I can still wipe my Linux box, buy a copy of XP, install, activate, update, reboot, update, reboot, get SP1 & 2, reboot, update, reboot and I'll be able to use Internet Explorer, a safe alternative to....oh wait...
Most viruses are exploits of things MS has patched months earlier. If Firefox becomes mainstream can we count on the average user to update or will an out of date Firefox become nearly as bad as IE?
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This only applies to Windows platforms. Linux and Unix versions maintain all user information in the homedir, preventing access to ordinary users.
The Slashdot article, not security focus. In plain text, at the top, it says these were FIXED in the latest versions.
.9, and Mozilla BEFORE 1.7.5.
They affect Firefox versions BEFORE 1.0, Thunderbird BEFORE
This article was posted by some MS shill who is hoping the because Slashdot is spidered by Google news they will get some mainstream journalism about Firefoxes bugs!
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You mean I gotta walk all the way down to the systemroom to get my information? Crap, no wonder I haven't been able to find it in my office lately...
Why?
Both will have flaws, some major, some minor. And, for me, there seems no real evidence that the Firefox community corrects problems quicker than MS. Both appear to me to fix major problems relatively quickly.
The only real difference is the experience a user gains from using an individual browser. And for me, I personally prefer the FF experience, as I should, having configuring it until it fits like a glove.
Apart from the first issue, of course, which reads:
"The vulnerability has been confirmed in Mozilla 1.7.3 for Linux, Mozilla 1.7.5 for Windows, and Mozilla Firefox 1.0. Other versions may also be affected."
So it's actually just one spoofing vulnerability. It's probably a result of fixing the bug in 0.9.something where an overly long (>4kb, IIRC) URL in the address bar could cause firefox to lock up the x-server.