New Vulnerabilities Discovered in Firefox 1.0

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New Vulnerabilities Discovered in Firefox 1.0 406

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday March 02, 2005 @08:46PM from the protect-yourself-at-all-times dept.

jflint writes "Today, the security firm Secunia has released 8 more security vulnerabilities it has discovered in Mozilla products, including Firefox and Thunderbird. The exploits "could be used by criminals to spoof, or fake, various aspects of a Web site, ranging from its SSL secure site icon to the contents of an inactive tab.""

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First (Score:4, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday March 02, 2005 @08:47PM (#11829720)

It's open source so it will get fixed quickly post.

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patch here (Score:5, Funny)

by Coneasfast ( 690509 ) writes: on Wednesday March 02, 2005 @08:48PM (#11829736)

you can find the patch here [microsoft.com]. ;)

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Emergency! (Score:5, Funny)

by Peter_Pork ( 627313 ) writes: on Wednesday March 02, 2005 @08:49PM (#11829743)

Oh my God! I'm switching back to Internet Explorer right away!

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gentlemen, start your engines (Score:0, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday March 02, 2005 @08:49PM (#11829744)

Anyone taking bets how long these will take to fix? 2 weeks?

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And yet... (Score:5, Funny)

by tannmann ( 819117 ) writes: on Wednesday March 02, 2005 @08:49PM (#11829746)

I still feel safer than when I use IE.

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Let the timer begin (Score:1, Funny)

by YoDave ( 184176 ) writes: on Wednesday March 02, 2005 @08:52PM (#11829779) Homepage

I'd say let's start the clock and see how long this takes to get fixed but...

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Re:Here we go... (Score:5, Funny)

by hawks5999 ( 588198 ) writes: on Wednesday March 02, 2005 @08:52PM (#11829780)

I actually got an email from a friend of mine on the redmond campus warning me to be careful since I use that dangerous firefox browser about 3 hours ago. I told him I wouldn't believe it until I saw it on slashdot! :D

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Re:Emergency! (Score:3, Funny)

by someonewhois ( 808065 ) * writes: on Wednesday March 02, 2005 @08:52PM (#11829783) Homepage

Uhh, insightful? I think it was meant to be funny..

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remember people (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday March 02, 2005 @08:53PM (#11829789)

Your bank can and will ask you to confirm your password at random intervals via email.

If in doubt about who sent the email, click on the link they provide in the email to get to your bank's website to make sure it's them.

And remember, even banks sometimes forget to get their ssl certificates in order. No worries though, MS has been focusing on security for the last couple of years and IE is almost as solid as Firefox is....

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Hah! (Score:4, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday March 02, 2005 @08:54PM (#11829796)

That's why I use Firef... uhhh what???

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Re:What the hell? (Score:5, Funny)

by AndroidCat ( 229562 ) writes: on Wednesday March 02, 2005 @08:55PM (#11829814) Homepage

Firefox 1.0.1? What the..?! Windows Update never mentioned a thing about that, must be broken!

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Re:patch here (Score:2, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday March 02, 2005 @09:02PM (#11829872)

oh forget it, some of you mods are dumber than a deck of cards.

I am a deck of cards, you insensitve clod!

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MOD PARENT UP, GRANDPARENT DOWN, REPLIES DOWN (Score:0, Funny)

by SirJaxalot ( 715418 ) writes: on Wednesday March 02, 2005 @09:02PM (#11829874)

MOD GREAT GRANDPARENT UP

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Re:Emergency! (Score:5, Funny)

by kagelump ( 812908 ) writes: on Wednesday March 02, 2005 @09:03PM (#11829883)

uh... funny? i think this meant to be informative

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Re:The downside of popularity (Score:1, Funny)

by doku_hebi_ryu ( 864351 ) writes: on Wednesday March 02, 2005 @09:03PM (#11829885)

Most all software has serious bugs, and the up-tick in firefox bug was as predictable as the sun rising. The real key is going to be in how the bugs are dealt with.

What a great attitude. I've got to try that one on my boss sometime.

"Hey man, chill out. I'm like Firefox with all these bugs, and you know, everybody likes Firefox. I actually wrote those intentionally so people would love my software! Vat a Kantry!"

Doku

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Re:Emergency! (Score:1, Funny)

by bicho ( 144895 ) writes: on Wednesday March 02, 2005 @09:08PM (#11829933)

Uh... I am not sure how this should be moded...

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Re:THANK YOU SLASHDOT!!! (Score:2, Funny)

by Nemo Black ( 651003 ) writes: on Wednesday March 02, 2005 @09:09PM (#11829939)

I too have noticed that lately the /. front page has not been reloading correctly. I am in no way an expert with web page design, so correct me if I am wrong, but could it have something to do with style sheets?

I only have this problem is only with the /. front page and no other page that I frequent.

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Re:First (Score:4, Funny)

by Anti_zeitgeist ( 583666 ) writes: <<moc.oohay> <ta> <tsiegtiez_itna>> on Wednesday March 02, 2005 @09:20PM (#11830019) Homepage Journal

crap....now i have to use IE again!

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This just in... (Score:5, Funny)

by Transcendent ( 204992 ) writes: on Wednesday March 02, 2005 @09:56PM (#11830279)

...slashdot doesn't display correctly in Firefox 1.0+

More at 11.

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Re:That's how the FUD engine works (Score:5, Funny)

by nacturation ( 646836 ) writes: <nacturation AT gmail DOT com> on Wednesday March 02, 2005 @10:32PM (#11830476) Journal

Nobody ever got fired for buying Microsoft.

Given that it's a free download, if you bought Internet Explorer, you *should* be fired.

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Phew, I'm safe!! (Score:3, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday March 02, 2005 @11:25PM (#11830785)

I use Internet Explorer.

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Re:Here we go... (Score:4, Funny)

by dcam ( 615646 ) writes: <david.uberconcept@com> on Thursday March 03, 2005 @12:42AM (#11831229) Homepage

I think you mean, you won't believe until you have seen the dupe on slashdot.

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Microsoft Reaction (Score:2, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday March 03, 2005 @01:44AM (#11831512)

MS Spokeperson:

Firefox is really not enterprise ready. Just look at the rate of patches. Why in the product's entire lifecycle, they've only had one patch to a production release. Only one!!! Compare that to Internet Explorer, which not a day used to go by that we'd patch something, or make a fix of some form. We've produced more IE patches and fixes than Firefox can ever dream of.

Thusly, we must be much more focused on security. If Firefox/Mozilla were, don't you think they'd have to patch their software as much?

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Re:New Discovery? (Score:5, Funny)

by raehl ( 609729 ) writes: <(moc.oohay) (ta) (113lhear)> on Thursday March 03, 2005 @02:11AM (#11831632) Homepage

A site that just compiles a list of information produced by others? Who would read something like that?

Maybe if it had comments.....

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OMG, a 1.0 product is not perfect....? (Score:2, Funny)

by ispland ( 460855 ) writes: on Thursday March 03, 2005 @03:58AM (#11831982) Homepage

Firefox, a version 1.0 product, has minor defects?
OMG, I demand a full refund now!

(But I sure am glad that people smarter than I am are able to inspect the code, find and expose the bugs before disaster strikes.)

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Re:First (Score:3, Funny)

by paulatz ( 744216 ) writes: on Thursday March 03, 2005 @10:25AM (#11833384)

I have tryed, but IE crashed with wine.

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Re:First (Score:3, Funny)

by mrogers ( 85392 ) writes: on Thursday March 03, 2005 @01:06PM (#11835288)

So users of Debian Stable have nothing to worry about?

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New Vulnerabilities Discovered in Firefox 1.0

First (Score:4, Funny)

patch here (Score:5, Funny)

Emergency! (Score:5, Funny)

gentlemen, start your engines (Score:0, Funny)

And yet... (Score:5, Funny)

Let the timer begin (Score:1, Funny)

Re:Here we go... (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Emergency! (Score:3, Funny)

remember people (Score:5, Funny)

Hah! (Score:4, Funny)

Re:What the hell? (Score:5, Funny)

Re:patch here (Score:2, Funny)

MOD PARENT UP, GRANDPARENT DOWN, REPLIES DOWN (Score:0, Funny)

Re:Emergency! (Score:5, Funny)

Re:The downside of popularity (Score:1, Funny)

Re:Emergency! (Score:1, Funny)

Re:THANK YOU SLASHDOT!!! (Score:2, Funny)

Re:First (Score:4, Funny)

This just in... (Score:5, Funny)

Re:That's how the FUD engine works (Score:5, Funny)

Phew, I'm safe!! (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Here we go... (Score:4, Funny)

Microsoft Reaction (Score:2, Funny)

Re:New Discovery? (Score:5, Funny)

OMG, a 1.0 product is not perfect....? (Score:2, Funny)

Re:First (Score:3, Funny)

Re:First (Score:3, Funny)

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