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fix in for firefox bugs | cnet news.com log in | sign up why join? remember me | forgot password? welcome (log out) view profile on techrepublic: 10 illegal job interview questions search: news all cnet the web advancedsearch download adobe acrobat free trial! today on cnet reviews news downloads tips & tricks cnet tv compare prices blogs business tech| cutting edge| access| threats| media 2.0| markets| personal tech| news blogs| video| extra| my news | rss fix in for firefox bugs security update to open-source browser patches several flaws. a similar revamp for mozilla is on its way. by joris evers staff writer, cnet news.com published: september 21, 2005, 11:01 am pdt talkbacke-mailprint del.icio.us digg this mozilla has released an update to firefox to fix several serious security flaws, including a recently disclosed bug that could let attackers secretly run malicious software on pcs. firefox 1.0.7 was issued late tuesday, a representative said. a new mozilla suite 1.7.12, containing the affected mozilla web browser and other tools, will follow by the end of the week. related story symantec: mozilla more vulnerable than ie open-source browser at more risk, according to survey. the releases were expected. a week ago, mozilla said it would deliver new versions of the open-source software to tackle a number of flaws. "we're strongly recommending all users upgrade to the latest version," chris beard, head of products for mozilla, said on wednesday. the organization is not aware of any public exploits for the flaws fixed in the update, he said. the primary reason for the updates is to patch a vulnerability that was disclosed two weeks ago and that affects all versions of the firefox and mozilla browsers, beard said. the flaw lies in the way the applications handle international domain names, or idns, which are web addresses that use international characters. hackers have apparently been working to exploit the flaw, which could let attackers run code remotely on vulnerable computers. the patched software also addresses a problem that affects only the linux versions of mozilla and firefox--an issue only made public on tuesday. the security hole lies in the way the browsers handle web addresses from other applications and could let an intruder gain control over a pc, according to the french security incident response team, or frsirt. now on news.com prince: a royal pain for web pirates software and ceos at openworld more scrutiny for google doubleclick extra: solar cells, meet silicon spheres firefox 1.0.7 is available on the mozilla web site and will be pushed out through the update feature in firefox in the coming days, beard said. people will have to download the full new browser. the next version of firefox--release 1.5, due by the end of the year--will have a better patching mechanism that will let people download just the fixes, he said. firefox has risen in popularity in recent years as a viable alternative to microsoft's internet explorer. although its market share slipped slightly recently, researchers estimate that between 8 percent and 9 percent of the internet population uses the open-source browser. mozilla itself estimates that between 40 million and 50 million people use firefox. security has been a main selling point for firefox over internet explorer. however, firefox has had its own security woes. numerous serious holes in the browser have been plugged since its official release. earlier this week, security company symantec said more bugs have been found in mozilla browsers than in ie in the first six months of 2005. talkbacke-mailprint del.icio.us digg this more from news.com on this story's topics create an email alert | rss feed web browsers create an email alert | rss feed security threats create an email alert | rss feed symantec create an email alert | rss feed microsoft  5 commentspost a comment talkback i downloaded the new versiongoochiewoman  sep 22, 2005, 6:28 am pdt symantec did not say that.paul kerton  sep 21, 2005, 12:08 pm pdt  read more comments > featured gallery images: software tools for google android google releases a software development kit for its mobile-software alliance. here are some shots of what the tools look like. view this gallery. related stories related news symantec: mozilla browsers more vulnerable than ie september 19, 2005 symantec: mozilla browsers more vulnerable than ie september 19, 2005 new firefox, mozilla releases to fix bugs september 14, 2005 hackers work to exploit latest firefox flaw september 13, 2005 unpatched firefox flaw may expose users september 9, 2005 related videos avant web browser raises eyebrows august 16, 2007 start-up offers web operating system august 1, 2007 see how iphone exploit works july 23, 2007 watch more videos > markets market news, charts, sec filings, and more related quotes symantec corp 17.53 0.41 (2.39%) microsoft corp 34.46 1.08 (3.24%) djia 13,307.09 319.54 (2.46%) s&p 500 1,481.05 41.87 (2.91%) nasdaq 2,673.65 89.52 (3.46%) cnet tech 1,867.62 67.52 (3.75%)   symbol lookup site map|help center|corrections|newsletters|send tips|news.com mobile|content licensing|rss feeds| search: news all cnet the web popular topics: drivers | games | ie7 | iphone | ipod | itunes | mac os x leopard | microsoft windows vista | nintendo wii | ps3 | spyware | tvs | xbox 360 about cnet|today on cnet|reviews|news|compare prices|tips & tricks|downloads|cnet tv popular on cnet networks: ps3|wii|xbox 360|pussycat dolls|free music videos|tv listings|prison break|game cheats about cnet networks|jobs|advertise|partnerships|site map copyright ©2007 cnet networks, inc. all rights reserved. privacy policy|terms of use body:before {content: url(http://printservices.formatdynamics.com/pt/t?&d=2008&p=0&s=nf,nf,nf,nf); }

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