Browser blame game: IE manager points to Firefox, Mozilla exec points back
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Executives at Microsoft Corp. and Mozilla Corp. continue to bicker over who's to blame for a number of zero-day vulnerabilities in Windows.
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&quot;Corporate execs are more comfortable with a known brand name. Even though Mozilla (and FF, Camino, K-Meleon, etc.) are based on the same code, they are not &quot;Netscape&quot;. When execs are made aware of the faults and deficiencies of IE, they may think &quot;I wish ...
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Mozilla&#39;s new Firefox Web browser can make believers even out of loyal Internet Explorer proponents. By Scot Finnie. This is an extensive update of Scot Finnie&#39;s review of Firefox that originally ran on November 17, 2004.
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The update for the Mozilla browser fixes an unusual vulnerability that could cause malicious code to run if the browser is launched by Microsoft's IE.
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Security researchers are divided over which Web browser to blame for the latest zero-day threat to Windows-based PCs: Internet Explorer or Firefox.
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That should have been said a long time ago. After Microsoft cemented a monopoly of the Web-browser market, it let Internet Explorer go stale, parceling out ho-hum updates that neglected vulnerabilities
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(InfoWorld) - The security team at Mozilla Corp. is looking into a flaw in its Firefox Web browser that hackers exposed at a conference in San Diego over the weekend. In a presentation at theÂ ToorCon hacker conference on Saturday, hackers Mischa Spiegelmock and Andrew Wbeelsoi demonstrated exploit code for a vulnerability in the way Firefox handles Javascript. On Monday, Mozilla said it was busy investigating the flaw, and did not offer any security researchers for comment because, according to spokeswoman Mary Colvig, they were all "heads down" on the problem. The company also said it will patch the flaw if it deems that action necessary. The vulnerability could allow someone to execute a memory corruption attack on Firefox if a user browsed to a Web site that contained the exploit code, said Ken Dunham, director of the rapid response team at security services company iDefense, a VeriSign company. "If you were to go to a Web site that contained the exploit code, it would fill up the available memory on the computer," he said. This would create an environment in which an attacker could take over the computer to do something harmful, he added. Dunham said that iDefense labs tested the exploit code, and it was "unreliable" and crashed the Firefox browser. Because of this, he does not consider the exploit to be a critical threat to Firefox. However, "someone could make some changes to the exploit code and make it more reliable," Dunham said. He added that there are other, more critical unpatched flaws in both Firefox and Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer browser that are currently under attack by hackers.
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Microsoft&#39;s Internet Explorer, used on a machine with the Mozilla Foundation&#39;s Firefox browser installed, can create a pass-along security breach, according to security researchers.
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Jim Barksdale is probably laughing his fool head off. Microsoft&#39;s Internet Explorer, the Web browser with which Microsoft crushed Barksdale&#39;s Netscape Navigator, is slipping in popularity and it&#39;s Microsoft&#39;s own damn fault.
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Blog: Patches include the Firefox portion of the IE-Firefox flaw identified last week.
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INTERVIEW Gary Schare, Director of Windows Product Management at Microsoft, sat down with BetaNews to discuss the future of IE, including the possibility of tabbed browsing, Mozilla's "free ride," and why Microsoft feels it is better equipped to handle security. This is part two of a two-part interview. In part one, Schare talks about the pitfalls of open source software when it comes to backwards compatibility.
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commentary The debate between Microsoft&#39;s Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox has intensified in recent months. Media columnists have put forth the merits of their case; an overwhelming number believe the time is right to bury Internet Explorer.
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Firefox continues to bite into Internet Explorer's market share. But users and analysts say that Mozilla hasn't changed its laissez-faire attitude about trying to get IT managers to formally adopt the open-source browser.
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While Microsoft's Internet Explorer has become the bane of computer security, switching to Mozilla may not be the simple answer after all. Security firm Secunia has issued a "highly critical" advisory that details 10 separate vulnerabilities found in Mozilla, Firefox and Thunderbird. The flaws can be exploited remotely, allowing an attacker to compromise a system and expose sensitive data. Mozilla users are urged to upgrade to the latest releases of each application, which contain the necessary fixes.
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Recent months have been terrible for Internet Explorer. Their have been tons of bug and security flaw reported. So much so, many security agencies have started recommending people who surf online to shift to alternate browsers.
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ZDNet Australia is reporting that Microsoft does not believe Mozilla Firefox is a threat to Internet Explorer. Steve Vamos, who heads the software giant&#39;s Austrialian operation, does not believe IE&#39;s market share is under attack from Firefox.
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Microsoft has won the browser wars, but a battle is raging for the runner-up spot and one of the contenders has recently been refreshed.