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Firefox 3.0.1 Fixes 'Carpet Bombing' Issue

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the break-out-the-bug-spray dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Firefox 3.0.1 was released today. It fixes 3 security vulnerabilities, including a critical issue reported by Billy Rios, Ben Turner, and Dan Veditz. The issue could be combined with an issue in Apple's Safari browser to read data from the user's disk or to execute arbitrary code. This issue was previously discussed on Slashdot. The release also fixes a remote code execution bug involving the CSS reference counter, reported by the Zero-Day Initiative (previously discussed on Slashdot here), as well as a Mac-only potential code execution bug involving GIF image rendering, reported by Drew Yao of Apple Product Security."

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  1. Nothing to say by Baruch+Atta · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    In typical /. fashion, I have absolutely nothing to say on the subject. Therefore, I am saying it here. Off topic and maybe troll. Mod me down, please.

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    1. Re:Nothing to say by Baruch+Atta · · Score: -1, Offtopic
      I never knew that you could get modded down below zero. Something new every day.

      Actually, this is the first time I have ever been modded at all. Looks like someone is actually looking.

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    2. Re:Nothing to say by unfunnyguy · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Not even worth saying 'you must be new here'.

      Is CmdrTaco a beowulf cluster of noobs?