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Password Vulnerability In Firefox 2.0.0.5

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the waiting-for-the-patch-boys dept.

Paris The Pirate writes "According to a message posted over the weekend on the Full-Disclosure mailing list, the latest version of Firefox, 2.0.0.5, contains a password management vulnerability that can allow malicious Web sites to steal user passwords. If you have JavaScript enabled and allow Firefox to remember your passwords, you are at risk from this flaw."

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  1. Is it just me? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Or does it seem like open source software sucks just as much as closed source software?
    Actually, OSS definitely sucks more. Most of the time it's slower and has a dead ugly GUI.
    I guess I am brainwashed by the evil corporations because when I use OSS, I don't feel any "more free".
    I WANT TO BREAK FREEEEE~~~~~~

    Please tell me more about this freedom thing Slashdot loves to talk about.
    Thanks!!!

  2. Re:ho ho ho by include($dysmas) · · Score: 1, Troll

    wrong.

    http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/07/20/125 2215

  3. Re:Password Remember Function by EveryNickIsTaken · · Score: 0, Troll

    So, just because millions of people use it, expecting it to be secure, then it is suddenly a good idea to do so? Please... Millions of people use their real CC or debit card numbers when purchasing online (instead of one-off "disposable" numbers) - despite the inherent security threats... Does that suddenly become a good idea because millions of people use it, expecting it to be secure?