dagwoood Posted May 9, 2005 Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 Two new critical vulnerabilities found http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/05/09/fi...x_0day_exploit/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted May 9, 2005 Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 Just what I forecast some weeks ago. So many detract from IE, and say how safe Firefox is. As it gains in popularity so it will be attacked more and more. It stands to reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagwoood Posted May 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 .....As it gains in popularity so it will be attacked more and more. It stands to reason.I could see this happening myself, but in saying that, exploits are normally patched a lot quicker for Firefox than IE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuzzman Posted May 10, 2005 Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 Because the vulnerabilities are found does not mean they're exploited andsome. The vulnerabilities in FF are found before being exploited, unlike IE in which they are exploited, then patched 6 months later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted May 10, 2005 Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 See also http://www.mozillazine.org/talkback.html?article=6590 for more information.... We understand that the Mozilla Foundation is currently testing builds that include a better fix for this problem, so we expect that a security update will be issued shortly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted May 10, 2005 Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 Exploits may be patched more quickly at present, but what happens when it gains more popularity, and exploits come as fast as they do with IE? Will they be able to cope any better than Microsoft? We will have to see. Meantime, one little escapade with Firefox was enough for me, I'll stick with IE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expertec Posted May 10, 2005 Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 Exploits will not come as fast as with IE.... Firefox is fundamentally more secure, because it does not have ActiveX and it is not an integrated part of the operating system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 Firefox Release Candidates 1.0.4 (with the two vulnerabilities corrected) are now available fromWindows/Linux: http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/fir...21-aviary1.0.1/Mac: http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/fir...20-aviary1.0.1/See announcement and discussion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 Pass thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djohn Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Have you had a bad experience with Firefox andsome? :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Have you had a bad experience with Firefox andsome? :unsure:He couldn't get the SpellBound plugin to work, which annoyed him so much that he uninstalled Firefox altogether.But the uninstall somehow was unsuccessful, so the word Firefox is now = :angry: - see topic 18456.On the Good News side, the final release candidates for 1.0.4 are now available:WindowsMacLinux Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ɹəuəllıʍ ʇɐb Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 This information is not intended for forum user Andsome!Firefox 1.0.4 is now officially released; download from http://www.mozilla.org/The information below can safely be read by forum user AndsomeHi Andsome :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Man Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Thanks pwillener. Up and running great now. Use http://www.mozilla.org or http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/all.html for downloads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Once bitten, twice shy as they say. I have NEVER had a problem with IE, and will stick with it in future.[marquee=left]I.E.FOR EVER[/marquee] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deuces wild Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Once bitten, twice shy as they say. I have NEVER had a problem with IE, and will stick with it in future.[marquee=left]I.E.FOR EVER SUCKS[/marquee] :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Once bitten, twice shy as they say. I have NEVER had a problem with IE, and will stick with it in future.[marquee=left]I.E.FOR EVER SUCKS[/marquee] :rolleyes:RUBBISH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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