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Flaw found in Firefox

April 5, 2005 Hole found in popular open-source browser could release sensitive information stored in memory. TAGS: Firefox, flaw, JavaScript, Web browser, open source, memory

Firefox update patches security holes

September 15, 2006 The update tackles seven flaws in the open-source Web browser, including four rated "critical." TAGS: patch management, Firefox, flaw, Mozilla Corp., Web browser, open source, security, Microsoft Windows

Firefox gets a fresh security update

May 3, 2006 Open-source browser gets tweaked just weeks after Mozilla released a large fix to address several vulnerabilities. TAGS: security update, Mozilla Corp., Firefox, attacker, flaw, vulnerability, security, Web browser, open source

Critical flaws squashed in Firefox update

June 2, 2006 Update to popular open-source Web browser addresses a dozen security vulnerabilities, five of which are deemed critical. TAGS: Firefox, Mozilla Corp., flaw, security, Web browser, open source

Firefox update plugs 'critical' holes

July 27, 2006 A dozen vulnerabilities are addressed in latest update to the popular open-source Web browser. TAGS: Mozilla Corp., Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Web browser, flaw, security, open source, Microsoft Internet Explorer

Firefox: When is a flaw not a flaw?

January 7, 2005 TalkBack: Fans and critics of the open-source browser give their two cents on reports of a phishing flaw. TAGS: Firefox, reader, flaw, phishing, Microsoft Internet Explorer, vulnerability, Web browser, London, security, electronics, open source, e-mail, PC, Microsoft Corp.

Firefox update kills security bugs, adds Mac support

April 14, 2006 Latest version of popular open-source Web browser includes fixes, adds expected support for Macs with Intel chips. TAGS: Mozilla Corp., Firefox, Firefox 1.5, security bug, flaw, Apple Macintosh, Apple Computer, vulnerability, Web browser, security, Intel, open source, Microsoft Internet Explorer

Mozilla fixes risky Firefox flaw

March 23, 2005 The open-source browser maker rushes out a security patch for a previously unknown flaw and advises all users to update. TAGS: Mozilla Corp., Firefox, flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, security, open source, Microsoft Corp.

Dog days for Firefox

July 21, 2005 Next big release of upstart open-source browser gets pushed back, and a flaw surfaces in a popular add-on. TAGS: Firefox, Mozilla Corp., add-on, flaw, open source, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer

Fix in for Firefox bugs

September 21, 2005 Security update to open-source browser patches several flaws. A similar revamp for Mozilla is on its way. TAGS: Mozilla Corp., Mozilla Web browser, Firefox, flaw, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, patch management, Symantec Corp., bug, security, open source, Microsoft Corp., PC

Unpatched Firefox 1.5 exploit made public

December 8, 2005 A flaw in the open-source browser's history.dat file potentially puts users at risk of a DoS attack. TAGS: Firefox 1.5, Internet Storm Center, denial of service, Firefox, Mozilla Corp., Web browser, risk, flaw, open source, security, Microsoft Corp.

Mozilla flaws could allow attacks, data access

April 18, 2005 Open-source specialist says vulnerabilities affect its namesake suite and the Firefox browser. TAGS: Mozilla Corp., JavaScript, flaw, advisory, malicious code, Firefox, data access, pop-up, vulnerability, Web browser, open source, security

Microsoft: Nothing to gain from Firefox flaws

October 7, 2005 Chinks in the armor of the open-source rival to IE don't benefit anyone, Microsoft security advisor says. TAGS: Firefox, Mozilla Corp., R&D, flaw, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, open source, Microsoft Corp.

Week in review: Firefox on the hunt

September 17, 2004 Web metrics suggest that Internet Explorer is losing a significant number of defectors to open-source browsers Mozilla and Firefox. TAGS: Web metrics, Samba, Mozilla Corp., Firefox, flaw, Week in review, worm, Microsoft Internet Explorer, open source, Web browser, Unix, Linux, security, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, e-mail

New Firefox, Mozilla releases to fix bugs

September 15, 2005 Mozilla Foundation plans to release new versions soon to deal with a recently disclosed serious security flaw and other problems. TAGS: Mozilla Corp., Firefox, Firefox 1.5, buffer-overflow, beta, flaw, fix, bug, vulnerability, security, Web browser, researcher, open source, Microsoft Internet Explorer

Firefox update squashes security bugs

July 13, 2005 update: Mozilla fixes several security flaws in the open-source browser, some critical. TAGS: Mozilla Corp., Firefox, security bug, Mozilla Thunderbird, attacker, flaw, bug, security, Web browser, open source, Microsoft Corp., PC

Image flaw pierces PC security

August 5, 2004 Six vulnerabilities in a common code that handles an open-source image format could open the doors to intruders. TAGS: PNG, vulnerability, Mozilla Corp., flaw, Opera Software, Linux, open source, Web browser, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Firefox, e-mail, image, Apple Computer

Week in review: Doing the security dance

December 2, 2005 Patches and exploits to software flaws led to a week of hackers and security managers playing a game of cat and mouse. TAGS: Sober worm, Sun Solaris, flaw, Week in review, security, vulnerability, antivirus, open source, Firefox, attack, virus, e-mail, operating system, Web browser, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.
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