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- http://www.informationweek.com/shared/prin…icleID=60403364
Feb. 24, 2005
"…The security update, Firefox 1.0.1, can be downloaded immediately…and it will be available within a few days via Firefox's automatic update feature. "I'd encourage users to get this release, especially if they've been prone to phishing attacks or spoofing," says Chris Hofmann, director of engineering with Mozilla, a nonprofit software-development organization. "A lot of work in this release focuses on those areas."
The update covers a handful of security vulnerabilities and approximately 40 other fixes related to browser performance based on user feedback to Mozilla. The security vulnerabilities range from "moderately critical" in nature to not critical. None of them are highly critical, and there are no known exploits for any of the vulnerabilities, Hofmann says.
One security patch addresses the problem of international domain name spoofing, in which a hacker could potentially spoof a Web site through the international characters in the browser. The fix involves putting "funny-looking characters" in the susceptible area of the browser, though Hofmann acknowledges it's only a temporary solution. Security firm Secunia described the IDN spoofing vulnerability in a bulletin earlier this month…"
>>> http://www.mozilla.org/download.html
Feb. 24, 2005
"…The security update, Firefox 1.0.1, can be downloaded immediately…and it will be available within a few days via Firefox's automatic update feature. "I'd encourage users to get this release, especially if they've been prone to phishing attacks or spoofing," says Chris Hofmann, director of engineering with Mozilla, a nonprofit software-development organization. "A lot of work in this release focuses on those areas."
The update covers a handful of security vulnerabilities and approximately 40 other fixes related to browser performance based on user feedback to Mozilla. The security vulnerabilities range from "moderately critical" in nature to not critical. None of them are highly critical, and there are no known exploits for any of the vulnerabilities, Hofmann says.
One security patch addresses the problem of international domain name spoofing, in which a hacker could potentially spoof a Web site through the international characters in the browser. The fix involves putting "funny-looking characters" in the susceptible area of the browser, though Hofmann acknowledges it's only a temporary solution. Security firm Secunia described the IDN spoofing vulnerability in a bulletin earlier this month…"
>>> http://www.mozilla.org/download.html