Firefox plugs drive-by download security holes

[jdog]

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/fire ... holes/7828

The open-source Mozilla group has shipped a highly critical Firefox update to patch 13 vulnerabilities that expose Windows and Mac users to hacker attacks.

Some of the vulnerabilities could be exploited to launch drive-by malware downloads or code execution attacks if a user simply surfs to a rigged Web page.


One of the vulnerabilities is a re-patch for an issue that Mozilla initially thought was fixed back in March.

According to Mozilla, 11 of the 13 vulnerabilities are rated “critical,” meaning that they can can be used to run attacker code and install software, “requiring no user interaction beyond normal browsing.”

Sheesh! As much as I like Mozilla I cannot believe their browser is this vulnerable month after month. 11 critical vulnerabilities that didn't even require any user interaction?

[AYHJA]

Fuck me man...I hope these don't include the beta..?

[jdog]

Fuck me man...I hope these don't include the beta..?

I think just the current versions. A beta is a beta, test at your own risk and it's known to have plenty of bugs anyway. :silly: