hi folks, Well, Firefox news aint the greatest today... 30 vulnerabilities in javascript alone... seems that just a small javascript fragment can create a stack overflow and allow a root package to be dropped ... rats... Common Mozilla, you're killing us here.... They're calling it the next Internet Explorer ... :-( I do have a question... for some reason not due to anything I selected the "check for updates" help menu item is greyed out on Firefox... I am running 1.5.0.6 on Suse 10.0. The option for selecting updates is also greyed out... anyone seen this... maybe I've already been hacked... Thanks -- Kind regards, M Harris <><
M Harris wrote:
hi folks, Well, Firefox news aint the greatest today... 30 vulnerabilities in javascript alone... seems that just a small javascript fragment can create a stack overflow and allow a root package to be dropped ... rats...
Common Mozilla, you're killing us here....
They're calling it the next Internet Explorer ... :-(
I do have a question... for some reason not due to anything I selected the "check for updates" help menu item is greyed out on Firefox... I am running 1.5.0.6 on Suse 10.0. The option for selecting updates is also greyed out... anyone seen this... maybe I've already been hacked...
1.5.0.6 is now "pretty old". Upgrade to 1.5.0.7 at least, or try the v2RC1. I am running 1507 and I don't have the "the check for updates" probably because I have the auto upgrades already selelcted. In any case, if you are worried about javascript then install the extension called NoScript which has been around for many months for those who are paranoid about javascript (like me). Cheers. -- "You know, one of the hardest parts of my job is to connect Iraq to the war on terror." George W. Bush 6 September 2006
Op dinsdag 3 oktober 2006 07:15, schreef Basil Chupin:
M Harris wrote:
hi folks, Well, Firefox news aint the greatest today... 30 vulnerabilities in javascript alone... seems that just a small javascript fragment can create a stack overflow and allow a root package to be dropped ... rats...
Common Mozilla, you're killing us here....
They're calling it the next Internet Explorer ... :-(
Todays news: The hackers have said that it was a funnyjoke and that he 'heard' that there were so many bugs. And the bug he did show can not take over the system but can only make you're system run out of resources. Azerion
Azerion wrote:
Op dinsdag 3 oktober 2006 07:15, schreef Basil Chupin:
M Harris wrote:
hi folks, Well, Firefox news aint the greatest today... 30 vulnerabilities in javascript alone... seems that just a small javascript fragment can create a stack overflow and allow a root package to be dropped ... rats...
Common Mozilla, you're killing us here....
They're calling it the next Internet Explorer ... :-(
Todays news:
The hackers have said that it was a funnyjoke and that he 'heard' that there were so many bugs. And the bug he did show can not take over the system but can only make you're system run out of resources.
Azerion
Some actual references might be helpful here. Using a google search "firefox vulernabilities" and clicking on "News" shows a lot of info. Some interesting ones are: http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&ct=us/1-0&fp=4522f2a8c77d4439&ei=e4MiRazsOIjyoQKU2JTHBw&url=http%3A//www.net-security.org/advisory.php%3Fid%3D6737&cid=0 http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&ct=us/3-0&fp=4522f2a8c77d4439&ei=e4MiRazsOIjyoQKU2JTHBw&url=http%3A//www.technologyreview.com/blog/posts.aspx%3Fid%3D17414&cid=0 and finally a bit of apparent truth to the 30 vulnerability story: http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&ct=us/3-0&fp=4522f2a8c77d4439&ei=e4MiRazsOIjyoQKU2JTHBw&url=http%3A//www.technologyreview.com/blog/posts.aspx%3Fid%3D17414&cid=0 There are lots of other stories there too. Happy reading, Jim
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