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Unpatched Firefox 1.5 Exploit Made Public

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the caught-with-you-pants-down dept.

ThatGuyGreg writes "C|Net is reporting that an unpatched exploit in Firefox 1.5 has been made public, making it very easy for ne'er-do-well-sites to cause your browser to crash on startup with a single visit. Until a patch is released, it is recommended that you disable your history.dat file."

2 of 309 comments (clear)

  1. Automatic update by cdn2k1 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    This seems to be a good test for the new "automatic update" feature in FF 1.5. I hope they can use this feature to address these security issues in a timely manner without all this fanfare.

  2. Disable? by magn3tman · · Score: 0, Redundant

    It'd be nice to mention how to disable the history.dat file.