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New Vulnerabilities Discovered in Firefox 1.0

Posted by samzenpus on from the protect-yourself-at-all-times dept.

jflint writes "Today, the security firm Secunia has released 8 more security vulnerabilities it has discovered in Mozilla products, including Firefox and Thunderbird. The exploits "could be used by criminals to spoof, or fake, various aspects of a Web site, ranging from its SSL secure site icon to the contents of an inactive tab.""

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  1. open source just as insecure as closed source by h4x0r-3l337 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    This appears to confirm once again that open source software isn't inherently more secure than closed source software. It's just that open source is less popular, and therefore not as big a target. With the increasing popularity of Firefox and other open source software, expect more and more vulnerabilities to surface.