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| Critical Firefox update released |
| Saturday, April 16, 2005 at 13:13 by Laurence Norah |
Three weeks after releasing version 1.0.2 of the Firefox web browser, the Mozilla Foundation have released a new version which fixes critical vulnerabilities in the software.
Version 1.0.3 is billed as an essential upgrade for all Firefox users, and addresses nine vulnerabilities in the browser. Three of these are rated as critical, and two of them as high. The remaining four are moderately severe.
Users can take some comfort in the fact that vulnerabilities in the software are being addressed quickly, but this quick succession of security updates for a browser which is claiming to be the secure alternative to Internet Explorer will not inspire confidence in users thinking about switching.
We would urge all users of the Firefox browser to update their software as soon as possible. The automatic update feature of the browser, if enabled, should alert you to the update and prompt you to install it.
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| The fact still remains that, by design, Firefox is and will always be more secure than Internet Explorer, because it's not integrated into the OS. Also, I'd personally think it would inspire confidence, because they're correcting the problems quickly and effeciently, something that practically never happens with Internet Explorer.
Anyone who says Firefox is less secure than Internet Explorer should look at Secunia. |
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