11/13/2008

Firefox 3.0.4 Released

Firefox, one of our favorite browsers, just released rolled out the latest version, 3.0.4.

Here's the official release notes: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.0.4/releasenotes/

For a complete list of bugfixes check out: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?....

Here's a recap of what was fixed in this version...

CRITICAL: MFSA 2008-55 Crash and remote code execution in nsFrameManager MFSA 2008-54 Buffer overflow in http-index-format parser MFSA 2008-53 XSS and JavaScript privilege escalation via session restore MFSA 2008-52 Crashes with evidence of memory corruption (rv:1.9.0.4/1.8.1.18)
HIGH: MFSA 2008-57 -moz-binding property bypasses security checks on codebase principals MFSA 2008-56 nsXMLHttpRequest::NotifyEventListeners() same-origin violation
MODERATE: MFSA 2008-51 file: URIs inherit chrome privileges when opened from chrome MFSA 2008-47 Information stealing via local shortcut files
LOW: MFSA 2008-58 Parsing error in E4X default namespace

As you can see from the list, there are plenty of reasons why you should upgrade your Firefox if you're using an older version. Download Firefox here...

Posted by Kevin R. Smith at 12:00:00 AM in Firefox