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Firefox Exploit Adds Fuel to Browser Security Feud
An anonymous reader writes "Washingtonpost.com is reporting that a fairly nasty exploit has been released for a security hole that Firefox patched just yesterday. This is sure to add fuel to the ongoing heated debate over whether Mozilla is any safer the Internet Explorer." From the article: "This is not your run-of-the-mill proof of concept exploit code. It appears to be quite comprehensive, and would allow any attacker to use it with only slight modifications. According to the advisory, the code is designed to be embedded in a Web site so that anyone computer visiting the evil site with Firefox or Netscape would open up a line of communication with another Internet address of the attacker's choice, effectively letting the bad guys control the victim computer from afar."
I and my computer for one, welcome our new remote exploiting, script kiddie overloards.
Please go and read my post again. Manual updating doesn't pick up the patch either. The only way to get it if you're not in the first update wave is to find out about it independently and go get it from the web site.
If you disagree, post your argument. (-1, Overrated) isn't your personal censorship tool for views you don't like.
Flamebait??? I'm confused.
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