Firefox 3.5 Critical Vulnerability

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Firefox 3.5 Critical Vulnerability Critical JavaScript vulnerability in Firefox 3.5

#1 Romeo29

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Posted 15 July 2009 - 10:56 PM

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A critical bug discovered last week in Firefox 3.5’s Just-in-time (JIT) JavaScript compiler was disclosed publicly yesterday. It is a critical vulnerability that can be used to execute malicious code. The vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker who tricks a victim into viewing a malicious Web page containing the exploit code. The vulnerability can be mitigated by disabling the JIT in the JavaScript engine.

http://blog.mozilla.com/security/2009/07/1...-in-firefox-35/
http://www.techspot.com/news/35452-Critica...discovered.html

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#2 Romeo29

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Posted 17 July 2009 - 12:54 PM

Update :
Security hole issue is fixed in new version 3.5.1
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/913..._to_patch_punch

Download Mozilla Firefox 3.5.1:
http://en-us.www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox...1/releasenotes/

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Posted 19 July 2009 - 11:50 AM

Thanks Romeo29. I just got the new one 3.5.1.

#4 Romeo29

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Posted 04 August 2009 - 11:13 PM

Firefox version 3.5.2 is out! 6 more vulnerabilities fixed!
Gotta love Firefox.

Download Firefox 3.5.2 (or wait for update notification in next 48 hours) : http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html

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