March 28, 2009 1:12 AM PDT
Two security holes patched in Firefox 3.0.8
Correction and update:This post was updated at 1:53 p.m. with a corrected headline (the word "patched" was missing) and additional and winnowed information on the security holes.)
Mozilla published a critical security upgrade for Firefox Friday evening. Version 3.0.8 for Windows, Mac, and Linux fixes two security holes listed as "critical."
One patched an arbitrary code execution hole through an XUL element, and the other corrected an XSL stylesheet exploit. Both fixes patch crash-based security holes in which remote codes could have been run.
The release notes for Firefox 3.0.8 are available here.
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Headline Generator must have been give his/her severance package ... and replacement from Mumbai probably mis-translated ....
These types of errors are sheer sloppiness, as if you went to a restaurant and the waiter dropped off uncooked beef instead of the charbroiled steak listed on the menu or were given a pint of bitters when you asked for champagne.
Above all, a technology media company needs to get security announcements right.
EveningStarNM you are right (misleading headlines = more page hits)
Ok I'm going to read the news on softpedia
- by queticomn March 30, 2009 12:11 PM PDT
- I love FireFox will never look at Ie or Chrome.
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(25 Comments)One thought though, i was trying to remember the last time Opera Software plugged a security hole on Opera browser?
I do not recall.