Firefox update fixes problem with Internet Explorer
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(InfoWorld) - A new update for the Firefox browser fixes an unusual vulnerability that could cause malicious code to run if the browser is launched by Microsoft's Internet Explorer. The critical vulnerability involves Internet Explorer's ability to launch other applications such as Excel or Firefox after a user clicks on a specially written link in a Web page. Explorer does not properly check the syntax of the link, which could allow a malicious link to attack Firefox if launched, according to Mozilla, the open source project that develops Firefox. Microsoft said itÂ didn't feel it was an issue for Explorer. Either way, Firefox's 2.0.0.5 release fixes the problem by now validating incoming data. The update will automatically be pushed out to Firefox 2.0 users via the built-in update system, Mozilla said in an advisory. The update also fixes seven other vulnerabilities, two of which are considered "critical" by Mozilla. One problem, labelled 2007-18, is a memory corruption problem that could cause arbitrary code to run on a machine. The other, 2007-21, could also allow arbitrary code to run.
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Firefox, the alternative Web browser from the nonprofit Mozilla Foundation, is chipping away at Microsoft Internet Explorer&#39;s stranglehold on the market.
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An update to Firefox fixes a number of security flaws in the browser.
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InfoWorld - Microsoft has offered a technical workaround for Internet Explorer users who have found their browsers crashing after installing a recent set of security patches.
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THE MOZILLA FOUNDATION has announced that a hole in its Firefox software has been patched. Firefox suffers from a vulnerability that could allow hackers to delete all the files in the Download directory.
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Microsoft says it is investigating reports that a security update for the Internet Explorer browser issued last week has crippled some users' ability to get on the Web.
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Meanwhile, a second unofficial fix is out as attacks on Internet Explorer users are reportedly increasing.
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Microsoft Corp.  on Tuesday  released a security patch to fix a "critical" hole in its  Internet Explorer Web browser that the world's biggest software  maker said could allow an attacker to take control of a user's  computer.
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Microsoft this week released a patch to fix an important vulnerability in Internet Explorer, even as a new worm that took advantage of an as-yet-unpatched hole in the Web browser spread.
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Security firm Secunia has detailed a new flaw in Internet Explorer that affects users running Windows XP Service Pack 2. The vulnerability involves drag-and-drop, which can be used within a Web page to place a malicious program in the Windows startup folder.
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Microsoft's popular Internet Explorer has a serious rival in the Firefox browser.
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Mozilla Corp. has released a critical security update to Firefox, taking a third shot at patching bugs in the way the browser can be used to launch programs from Web links.
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MyPhish.com The latest versions of both Firefox and Internet Explorer are vulnerable to an unpatched flaw that allows hackers to snaffle users' login credentials via automated phishing attacks.â¦
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Microsoft releases critical Explorer patch VNUNet.com
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Updated browser that patches the problems is now available for download.
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TechWeb - The problematic fix, issued last December, affected the Firefox browser and the SeaMonkey application suite.
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Microsoft released a &quot;critical&quot; fix on Thursday for a security issue left unresolved by the Windows XP Service Pack 2. The configuration change closed a hole in the Windows firewall settings that could open