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hortstu
February 23rd, 2010, 01:23 AM
http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=7413&tag=nl.e550

Any thoughts on this? I'm sure it's much more of an issue with windows but I'm still interested.

cariboo
February 23rd, 2010, 06:07 AM
The details as usual are pretty sparse, Have you come across an actual link to the bug? Does it affect all platforms?

chillicampari
February 23rd, 2010, 06:34 AM
That advisory bulletin is just plain tragic.

jrusso2
February 23rd, 2010, 06:35 AM
It effects Windows

Sand & Mercury
February 23rd, 2010, 10:55 AM
Most vague description ever :lol:

I love this too:

Solution
Do not visit untrusted websites or follow untrusted links.
No ****, Sherlock!?

mikewhatever
February 23rd, 2010, 11:09 AM
Mozilla's response:

http://blog.mozilla.com/security/


Mozilla is aware of the claim of a zero-day in Firefox as posted here: http://secunia.com/advisories/38608/. We cannot confirm the report as we have received no details regarding the reported vulnerability, such as a proof-of-concept or steps to reproduce. We’ve attempted to contact the researcher who discovered the issue but have not received a response.
...

Perhaps someone is trying to hype things up for no reason.

speedwell68
February 23rd, 2010, 12:07 PM
Perhaps someone is trying to hype things up for no reason.

Journalists making up a story where there isn't one? Whatever next.

audiomick
February 23rd, 2010, 01:42 PM
And here's me just updated to that on the windows box....:(

ssam
February 23rd, 2010, 02:04 PM
having noscript installed usually reduces the impact of firefox security issues.

Viva
February 23rd, 2010, 03:14 PM
Some people are just jealous and bitter about Firefox's success.

snowpine
February 23rd, 2010, 03:18 PM
Good thing no current Ubuntu release uses Firefox 3.6! :)

bunburya
February 23rd, 2010, 03:27 PM
Hearing news of this vulnerability causes me to feel certain emotions, but also to reflect upon some things and I may or may not adjust my behaviour accordingly.

mikewhatever
February 23rd, 2010, 05:23 PM
Hearing news of this vulnerability causes me to feel certain emotions, but also to reflect upon some things and I may or may not adjust my behaviour accordingly.

Can you be a little more vague?:)