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When more bugs can mean tighter security

December 7, 2007 Mozilla Europe president explains why having fewer disclosed vulnerabilities doesn't mean Internet Explorer is safer than the open-source Web browser. TAGS: Mozilla Corp., Firefox, secure, motivation, bug, vulnerability, community, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, open source, security, president, Microsoft Corp.

Critics rap Microsoft safety study of IE, Firefox

December 4, 2007 Redmond executive says IE is the safer bet after comparing vulnerabilities in the two browsers, but some say the study is flawed. TAGS: Jeff Jones, severity, Mozilla Corp., exploit, Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, vulnerability, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, flaw, critic, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, study, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., security, operating system

Security flaws found in fix for Firefox, SeaMonkey

March 6, 2007 Mozilla Foundation says patch issued in mid-December introduced vulnerability to browser and application suite. TAGS: Mozilla Corp., Firefox, fix, vulnerability, flaw, security, Web browser

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, Firefox, Mozilla Corp., attacker, flaw, vulnerability, security, Web browser, open source

Mozilla releases Firefox security update

May 12, 2005 Update follows public disclosure of exploit code for two "extremely critical" vulnerabilities in the open-source browser. TAGS: Mozilla Corp., Firefox, vulnerability, open source, Web browser, security, Microsoft Corp.

Symantec: Mozilla browsers more vulnerable than IE

September 19, 2005 But the security specialist also finds that Microsoft's browser is the only one widely exploited by hackers today. TAGS: Mozilla Web browser, Mozilla Corp., Symantec Corp., vulnerability, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, hacker, malicious code, patch management, security, Microsoft Corp., Firefox

Latest Mozilla releases fix 10 security flaws

September 15, 2004 At least three critical vulnerabilities are among those fixed by the most recent versions of Mozilla, Firefox and Thunderbird. TAGS: Mozilla Corp., Mozilla Thunderbird, Firefox, vulnerability, security, Web browser, open source, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp.

Another denial-of-service bug found in Firefox 2

November 1, 2006 Mozilla downplays the issue, saying only minor problems have been found in the week after the browser's release. TAGS: Firefox 2.0, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, denial of service, Firefox, vulnerability, Mozilla Corp., flaw, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, bug, security, Microsoft Corp., PC

Microsoft, Mozilla downplay browser bug

June 8, 2006 Security flaw affecting both Internet Explorer and Firefox could allow an attacker to steal files from vulnerable computers, but is tough to exploit. TAGS: Mozilla Corp., attacker, JavaScript, Firefox, vulnerability, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Symantec Corp., flaw, 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, vulnerability, Apple Macintosh, Apple Computer, Web browser, security, Intel, open source, Microsoft Internet Explorer

Exposing software flaws--no easy job

June 7, 2007 Security researcher Christopher Soghoian reflects on the hard work that comes after finding a vulnerability. TAGS: Christopher Soghoian, Firefox, vulnerability, vendor, researcher, router, phishing, Mozilla Corp., extension, Web browser, printing, attack, server, security

Attack code out for old Firefox bug

December 13, 2005 Publication of exploit code for older flaw underscores the need to keep browser software up to date. TAGS: Mozilla Corp., Firefox, Opera Software, flaw, Web browser, vulnerability, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., security

Mozilla fixes 'critical' flaws

November 9, 2006 Security vulnerabilities affect 1.5 versions of Firefox and Thunderbird as well as version 1 of the SeaMonkey application suite. TAGS: Mozilla Corp., Mozilla Thunderbird, Firefox, Firefox 1.5, Firefox 2.0, vulnerability, security, flaw, Web browser

Firefox fix plugs security holes

February 25, 2005 The update fixes a vulnerability that could enable an attacker to create a fake Web site for a phishing scam. TAGS: Firefox, Mozilla Corp., domain name, phishing, vulnerability, Web browser, security, open source, Microsoft Corp.

Major browsers bitten by security bugs

October 20, 2004 What do Internet Explorer, Mozilla's browsers, and Opera all have in common? Bugs. TAGS: security bug, vulnerability, flaw, KDE, Opera Software, Web browser, Mozilla Corp., attacker, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, attack, Firefox, researcher, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP

Mozilla puts bounty on bugs

August 2, 2004 String of high-profile browser bugs prompts foundation to offer cash reward to those who uncover security holes. TAGS: Mozilla Corp., reward, bounty, foundation, Linspire, vulnerability, Mozilla Thunderbird, Firefox, security company, Web browser, security, bug, flaw, researcher, Microsoft Internet Explorer, 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

Mozilla rebuts Firefox 2 bug reports

October 26, 2006 A pair of security flaw reports are "just noise" and don't present any real risk to Firefox users, Mozilla says. TAGS: Firefox 2.0, Mozilla Corp., Firefox, security flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, vulnerability, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, bug, Web browser, Microsoft Corp.

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, security, Firefox, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, operating system, Microsoft Corp., image, e-mail, Apple Macintosh

Study: Windows has fewest security holes

March 23, 2007 But it beats Red Hat and Mac OS X on number of critical flaws, according to latest threat report from Symantec. TAGS: severity, security hole, Red Hat Linux, Symantec Corp., Mozilla Web browser, vulnerability, Red Hat Inc., Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, patch management, Mozilla Corp., flaw, Linux, security, Web browser, Apple Macintosh