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Firefox vuln - unpatched
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30761/
Release Date: 2008-06-19
Critical: Highly critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Unpatched
Software: Mozilla Firefox 2.0.x, Mozilla Firefox 3.x…
The vulnerability is reported in versions 3.0 and 2.0.x. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution: Do not follow untrusted links nor browse untrusted web sites…
Original Advisory:
http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2008/0…illa-firefox-30
"…Not unlike most browser based vulnerabilities that we see these days, user interaction is required such as clicking on a link in email or visiting a malicious web page. While Mozilla is working on a fix, we wont be divulging anything else until a patch is available…"
- http://blog.mozilla.com/security/2008/06/1…-investigation/

- http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-2786
- http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-2785

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- http://preview.tinyurl.com/47o8yg
June 26, 2008 (arstechnica.com) - "…Mozilla told us that they have not finalized the schedule for when Firefox 3 will be made available to Firefox 2 users through the update channel, but they suspect that it will happen within the next two or three months…"


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Firefox v2.0.0.15 released

From an admin account, start Firefox, then >Help >Check for Updates
-or-

Download
- http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-older.html

What's New in Firefox 2.0.0.15:
- http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/2.0.0.15/releasenotes/
July 1, 2008

- http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/k…es.html#Firefox

- http://secunia.com/advisories/30911/
Last Update: 2008-07-03
Critical: Highly critical
Impact: Security Bypass, Cross Site Scripting, Spoofing, Exposure of system information,
Exposure of sensitive information, DoS, System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch…
Solution: Update to version 2.0.0.15…

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Firefox v2.0.0.16 released

From an admin account, start Firefox, then >Help >Check for Updates
-or-

Download
- http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-older.html

What's New in Firefox 2.0.0.16:
- http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/2.0.0.16/releasenotes/
July 15, 2008

- http://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vuln…/firefox20.html

- http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-2785
CVSS v2 Base score: 9.3 (High)
- http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2933

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Firefox v3.0.1 released
- http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/
July 16, 2008

Upgrading Firefox
- http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Upgrading+Firefox
"To manually check for a Firefox update, click the Help menu at the top of the Firefox window, and select Check for Updates…"

If "Check for Updates is disabled", see:
- http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Check+…tes+is+disabled

Security Advisories
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vuln…ml#firefox3.0.1

Known Issues
- http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.0.1/releasenotes/

Fixes in v3.0.1:
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2…fsa2008-34.html
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2…fsa2008-35.html
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2…fsa2008-36.html

- http://secunia.com/advisories/31106/
Last Update: 2008-07-17
Critical: Highly critical
Impact: Security Bypass, Spoofing, System access
Where: From remote
…The vulnerabilities are reported in versions prior to 3.0.1.
Solution: Update to version 3.0.1 …

- http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-2785
CVSS v2 Base score: 9.3 (High)

- http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-2933

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Firefox v3.0.2 released
- http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/
Upgrading Firefox
- http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Upgrading+Firefox
"To manually check for a Firefox update, click the Help menu at the top of the Firefox window, and select Check for Updates…"
If "Check for Updates is disabled", see:
- http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Check+…tes+is+disabled
Security Advisories
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vuln…ml#firefox3.0.2
Known Issues
- http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.0.2/releasenotes/

Firefox v2.0.0.17 released
From an admin account, start Firefox, then >Help >Check for Updates
-or-
Download
- http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-older.html
What's New in Firefox 2.0.0.17:
- http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/2.0.0.17/releasenotes/
September 23, 2008
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vuln…firefox2.0.0.17
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FF3: http://secunia.com/advisories/32011/
Software: Mozilla Firefox 3.x
CVE reference:
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?v…d=CVE-2008-3837
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?v…d=CVE-2008-4058
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?v…d=CVE-2008-4060
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?v…d=CVE-2008-4061
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?v…d=CVE-2008-4062
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?v…d=CVE-2008-4063
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?v…d=CVE-2008-4064
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?v…d=CVE-2008-4065
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?v…d=CVE-2008-4067
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?v…d=CVE-2008-4068

FF2: http://secunia.com/advisories/31984/
Software: Mozilla Firefox 2.0.x
CVE reference:
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?v…d=CVE-2008-0016
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?v…d=CVE-2008-3835
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?v…d=CVE-2008-3836
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?v…d=CVE-2008-3837
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?v…d=CVE-2008-4058
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?v…d=CVE-2008-4059
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?v…d=CVE-2008-4060
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?v…d=CVE-2008-4061
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?v…d=CVE-2008-4062
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?v…d=CVE-2008-4065
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?v…d=CVE-2008-4066
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?v…d=CVE-2008-4067
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?v…d=CVE-2008-4068
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?v…d=CVE-2008-4069

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Firefox v3.0.4 - v2.0.0.18 released

From an admin account, start Firefox, then >Help >Check for Updates
-or-


Download Firefox v3.0.4
- http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/all.html
Download Firefox v2.0.0.18
- http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/all-older.html

Release Notes
- http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/3.0.4/releasenotes/
Also see "Known Issues…" for v3: All Systems - 9 items, Microsoft Windows - 2…

Security issues
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vuln…ml#firefox3.0.4
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Firefox 3
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32713/
Release Date: 2008-11-13
Critical: Highly critical
Impact: Security Bypass, Exposure of system information, Exposure of sensitive information, System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch…
Original Advisory:
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2…fsa2008-51.html
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2…fsa2008-52.html
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2…fsa2008-53.html
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2…fsa2008-54.html
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2…fsa2008-55.html
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2…fsa2008-56.html
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2…fsa2008-57.html
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2…fsa2008-58.html …

Firefox 2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32693/
Release Date: 2008-11-13
Critical: Highly critical
Impact: Security Bypass, Exposure of system information, Exposure of sensitive information, System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch…
Original Advisory:
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2…fsa2008-47.html
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2…fsa2008-48.html
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2…fsa2008-49.html
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2…fsa2008-50.html
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2…fsa2008-52.html
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2…fsa2008-53.html
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2…fsa2008-54.html
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2…fsa2008-55.html
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2…fsa2008-56.html
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2…fsa2008-57.html
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2…fsa2008-58.html …

CVE references:
FF3
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?v…d=CVE-2008-0017
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?v…d=CVE-2008-5015
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?v…d=CVE-2008-5016
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http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?v…d=CVE-2008-5017
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?v…d=CVE-2008-5018
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?v…d=CVE-2008-5019
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?v…d=CVE-2008-5021
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?v…d=CVE-2008-5022
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?v…d=CVE-2008-5023
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?v…d=CVE-2008-5024

FF2
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?v…d=CVE-2008-0017
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?v…d=CVE-2008-4582
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?v…d=CVE-2008-5012
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?v…d=CVE-2008-5013
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?v…d=CVE-2008-5014
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http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?v…d=CVE-2008-5017
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?v…d=CVE-2008-5018
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?v…d=CVE-2008-5019
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?v…d=CVE-2008-5021
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?v…d=CVE-2008-5022
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?v…d=CVE-2008-5023
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?v…d=CVE-2008-5024

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Firefox v3.0.5 released
- http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/
Dec. 16, 2008

Release Notes
- http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/3.0.5/releasenotes/

Security Advisories
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vuln…ml#firefox3.0.5
Fixed in Firefox 3.0.5
MFSA 2008-69 XSS vulnerabilities in SessionStore
MFSA 2008-68 XSS and JavaScript privilege escalation
MFSA 2008-67 Escaped null characters ignored by CSS parser
MFSA 2008-66 Errors parsing URLs with leading whitespace and control characters
MFSA 2008-65 Cross-domain data theft via script redirect error message
MFSA 2008-64 XMLHttpRequest 302 response disclosure
MFSA 2008-63 User tracking via XUL persist attribute
MFSA 2008-60 Crashes with evidence of memory corruption (rv:1.9.0.5/1.8.1.19)
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Firefox v2.0.0.19 released
- http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-older.html

- http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/2.0.0.19/releasenotes/
Note: This is the last planned release of Firefox 2. All users are encouraged to upgrade to Firefox 3.
Firefox 2.0.0.19 does -not- include Phishing Protection.
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/33203/

- http://secunia.com/advisories/33184/

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Firefox v2.0.0.20 released
- http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-older.html
December 18, 2008

Release Notes:
- http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/2.0.0.20/releasenotes/
Note: This is the last planned release of Firefox 2. All users are encouraged to upgrade to Firefox 3. Firefox 2.0.0.20 does not include Phishing Protection.
- http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/2.0.0…senotes/#issues

Security Update:
- http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/2.0.0.20/releasenotes/
Firefox 2.0.0.20 includes an additional security fix over Firefox 2.0.0.19 for users of the Windows platform. The following security issue* was fixed.

* http://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vuln…firefox2.0.0.20
MFSA 2008-65 Cross-domain data theft via script redirect error message (Windows)
- http://preview.tinyurl.com/3mvadg
"…Mozilla omitted one of the security patches that was supposed to be included in the Windows version of Tuesday's Firefox 2.0 .0.19 release…"

Firefox 3
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33203/
…Solution: Update to version 3.0.5.
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/products/down…t=firefox-3.0.5

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Firefox v3.0.6 released

From an admin account, start Firefox, then >Help >Check for Updates
-or-

Download Firefox v3.0.6
- http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/all.html

Security Advisories for Firefox v3.0.6
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vuln…ml#firefox3.0.6
Fixed in Firefox 3.0.6
MFSA 2009-06 Directives to not cache pages ignored
MFSA 2009-05 XMLHttpRequest allows reading HTTPOnly cookies
MFSA 2009-04 Chrome privilege escalation via local .desktop files
MFSA 2009-03 Local file stealing with SessionStore
MFSA 2009-02 XSS using a chrome XBL method and window.eval
MFSA 2009-01 Crashes with evidence of memory corruption (rv:1.9.0.6)

- http://secunia.com/advisories/33799/
Critical: Highly critical
Impact: Security Bypass, Cross Site Scripting, Exposure of system information, Exposure of sensitive information, System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch
Software: Mozilla Firefox 3.x…

- http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?v…d=CVE-2009-0352
- http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?v…d=CVE-2009-0353
- http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?v…d=CVE-2009-0354
- http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?v…d=CVE-2009-0355
- http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?v…d=CVE-2009-0356
- http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?v…d=CVE-2009-0357
- http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?v…d=CVE-2009-0358

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Firefox v3.0.7 released

From an admin account, start Firefox, then >Help >Check for Updates
-or-

Download Firefox v3.0.7
- http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/all.html

Fixed in Firefox 3.0.7
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vuln…ml#firefox3.0.7
MFSA 2009-11 URL spoofing with invisible control characters
MFSA 2009-10 Upgrade PNG library to fix memory safety hazards
MFSA 2009-09 XML data theft via RDFXMLDataSource and cross-domain redirect
MFSA 2009-08 Mozilla Firefox XUL Linked Clones Double Free Vulnerability
MFSA 2009-07 Crashes with evidence of memory corruption (rv:1.9.0.7)

- http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-0771
- http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-0772
- http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-0773
- http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-0774
- http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-0775
- http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-0776

- http://secunia.com/advisories/34145/2/
Release Date: 2009-03-05
Critical: Highly critical
Impact: Security Bypass, Spoofing, Exposure of sensitive information, System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch
Software: Mozilla Firefox 3.x …
Solution: Update to version 3.0.7 …

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Firefox v3.0.8 released

From an admin account, start Firefox, then >Help >Check for Updates
-or-

Download Firefox v3.0.8
- http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/all.html

Fixed in Firefox 3.0.8
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vuln…ml#firefox3.0.8
MFSA 2009-13 Arbitrary code execution through XUL element
MFSA 2009-12 XSL Transformation vulnerability

- http://secunia.com/advisories/34471/2/
Last Update: 2009-03-28
Critical: Highly critical
Impact: DoS, System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch
Software: Mozilla Firefox 3.x …
Solution: Update to version 3.0.8…

- http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-1044
- http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2009-1169

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