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diff --git a/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/07.30.07/Tue/firefox.txt b/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/07.30.07/Tue/firefox.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 840a88b..0000000 --- a/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/07.30.07/Tue/firefox.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,14 +0,0 @@ -Mozilla has pushed out a Firefox update to patch some security issues which we [mentioned last week][4]. The new update, Firefox 2.0.0.6 comes just two weeks after the last security update. - -Firefox 2.0.0.6 fixes a critical vulnerability that would cause the browser to pass on unescaped URIs to external programs, which opened up all sorts of nasty attacks, including a means for hackers to install malware on Windows simply by offering a specially crafted link. - -The new update also addresses a less serious vulnerability involving Firefox add-ons. - -The update can be [downloaded from the Mozilla servers][1]. The [release notes][3] are available and if you'd like more information on the security issues, the patch information can be found [here][2]. - -A security advisor sent out to Mozilla's mailing list also lists new version of Thunderbird 2.0.0.6, 1.0.5.13 and SeaMonkey 1.1.4 which all address the same issues. - -[1]: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html -[2]: http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html#firefox2.0.0.6 -[3]: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/2.0.0.6/releasenotes/ -[4]: http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/07/uri-vulnerabili.html "URI Vulnerabilities Continue To Plague Firefox 2"
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