Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

New Mozilla Firefox 1.0.3 Exploit

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the happens-to-every-browser dept.

An anonymous reader writes "News sources are reporting that a 'killer' new Firefox exploit has been revealed today by FrSIRT who warn that this 0day exploit/vulnerability (as yet unpatched) should be rated as critical. Summary of the exploit: If a user clicks anywhere on a specially crafted page, this code will automatically create and execute a malicious batch/exe file. Proof of concept code supplied by FrSIRT."

5 of 596 comments (clear)

  1. This is getting really old by nurb432 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Why cant these people just get a life.

    --
    ---- Booth was a patriot ----
  2. Already slashdotted. by Futurepower(R) · · Score: -1, Offtopic


    No comments yet, and already slashdotted.

  3. Re:I'm not too worried by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    We need to know just how smug this guy really is.

  4. Re:And cue... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I take it all back :) Thanks for the sane ratings, mods - it helps restore some of my faith in slashdot :)

  5. CSA wil stop this by saridder · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    That's why you need Cisco Security Agent. It stops Day 0 attacks, virii spyware, worms, etc.. Does use signatures and has never been compromised yet.

    www.cisco.com/go/csa

    --
    --- RFC 1149 Compliant.