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« on: May 09, 2005, 03:48:48 PM »

Being a user of Firefox, this is the most serious exploit that i have seen concerning Firefox. But the good news is that it can be worked around and i am sure that very soon a permanent fix will be avaliable.

http://secunia.com/advisories/15292/

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/050509/152/fieeq.html


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« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2005, 04:40:18 PM »

Being a user of Firefox, this is the most serious exploit that i have seen concerning Firefox. But the good news is that it can be worked around and i am sure that very soon a permanent fix will be avaliable.

http://secunia.com/advisories/15292/

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/050509/152/fieeq.html




Thanks for that info my friend.
I usually use IE, but I also use firefox on occasion.

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« Reply #2 on: May 10, 2005, 07:54:08 AM »

Brother Joey,

Thank you sincerely for the information. I think you might have saved a lot of Firefox users some misery, including me.

I made a recent visit to the main Firefox site, and I saw a notice of a security concern.  HOWEVER, they didn't explain it, and I now wonder why.

If I read the information you provided correctly, the main problem is using automatic updates for extensions and themes for Firefox. I assume that someone exploited the source of the updates, thus the advisory in your information to disable sites from installing software. It would have been nice to have these details on the main Firefox page.

Again, thanks brother!

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Tom

Romans 10:9-10 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
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« Reply #3 on: May 10, 2005, 02:35:45 PM »

Bronzesnake and Brother Tom
You are both so welcomed. I think that as the Firefox browser becomes more popular, we will find more critical vulnerabilitys coming to light. But for me, this is still the best browser and within a few days, this will be patched.

I have changed my security settings for now but i'm not to fond of disabling Javascripting as it stops certain web sites loading, but when that happens, its easy to quickly change back to allow. Here are my current settings

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« Reply #4 on: May 11, 2005, 01:41:43 PM »

Brother Joey, your settings look like mine. Cheesy
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« Reply #5 on: May 12, 2005, 01:26:43 AM »

Hi again folks

Knew it wouldn't take long. The exploits have been fixed but means having to install firefox version 1.0.4. But that isn't any problem. Stay safe.

http://www.mozilla.org/

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« Reply #6 on: May 15, 2005, 04:05:23 PM »

Brother Joey,

Thanks again. Your post was very timely. I got 1.04 hot off the presses, right before I left for our family gathering. I plan to check for upgrades on a regular basis and get any extensions of themes ONLY from the official site.

Love In Christ,
Tom

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