Firefox more vulnerable than first thought?

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Firefox more vulnerable than first thought?

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4532127.stm
The Mozilla Foundation has said it is "working aggressively" to fix two flaws in its open source Firefox browser.
The vulnerabilities, reported on Saturday, were identified as "very critical", but no cases had been reported of them being exploited.

Several security firms identified the flaws which could let websites run malicious code on a person's computer.

Mozilla has responded by changing its update service and says people should temporarily turn off JavaScript code.
More stories (or different takes on the same) here:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1814121,00.asp
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/72452/firef ... ities.html
http://software.silicon.com/security/0, ... 254,00.htm
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We have already expressed our concern at the bottom of this thread! : )

http://www.veeshanvault.org/forums/view ... hp?t=13855

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NO!!! THAT'S NOT TRUE!!!! THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE!!!! NOOOOOOOO!!!!




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Firefox, much like Apple's OS X is invulnerable to malicious code...because its made of magic.
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Post by archeiron »

Are people trying to use this argument to suggest that one should use IE because although IE has more documented security holes than Firefox the fact that Firefox has any at all makes it a unsuitable alternative?
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Post by Boogahz »

No, it's because people have touted Firefox as basically being a bullet-proof vest.
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I don't think that's the case. I do think that Firefox advocates may go a little too far by talking smack about IE vulnerabilities, and how they don't affect Firefox, but I don't think anyone has ever really claimed that Firefox itself was invulnerable.

However, I will point out that the updated Firefox is already available, so at least they are a lot faster in fixing vulnerabilities.
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Post by Drolgin Steingrinder »

Ransure wrote:Firefox, much like Apple's OS X is invulnerable to malicious code...because its made of magic.
Magic, silly putty and golden electrons.
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Post by Aslanna »

Drolgin Steingrinder wrote:
Ransure wrote:Firefox, much like Apple's OS X is invulnerable to malicious code...because its made of magic.
Magic, silly putty and golden electrons.
Where does duct tape fall into this?
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Aslanna wrote:
Drolgin Steingrinder wrote:
Ransure wrote:Firefox, much like Apple's OS X is invulnerable to malicious code...because its made of magic.
Magic, silly putty and golden electrons.
Where does duct tape fall into this?
that's what they use to hold the souls of children together.
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