Mozilla Browser Security Hole Found Fixed
Developers at the open-source Mozilla Foundation have confirmed that the latest version of their Web browsers have a security flaw that could allows attackers to run existing programs on the Windows XP operating system.
The flaw, known as the “shell” exploit, was publicized Wednesday on a security mailing list, along with a link to a fix for the problem. Updated versions of the affected software programs, which include the Mozilla, Firefox and Thunderbird browsers, have been released.
Developers said the flaw affected only Windows users, not computers running either the Macintosh or Linux operating systems. Like recent Internet Explorer vulnerabilities, this flaw only allows the attacker the ability to run an existing program and requires that security problems in other applications be exploited to gain further access.
[ More information @ ZDnet ]
New Mozilla releases that fixed the security hole:
Don’t want download new installer? There are patches for Mozilla/Firefox and Thunderbird.
[ More information @ Mozilla.org ]
Thought:
IE is not safe, now even Mozilla is not safe on Windows huh? :neutral: Anyway, the Mozilla team fixed the hole very fast. thumb up
