Firefox 3 Exploit Minimal

by Frank Jovine on 06/19/2008 in Internet, Software

This confirms are previous post on the Firefox 3 exploit that it’s not as bad as you think. Surf safe and don’t open anything that looks strange.

Mozilla security chief has confirmed the existence of serious code execution vulnerability in the brand-new Firefox 3.0 browser is not a serious risk.

Snyder’s confirmation follows a public warning my TippingPoint’s ZDI (Zero Day Initiative) that the flaw could lead to PC takeover hijacks if a user simply surfs to a rigged Web site with Firefox.

On the Mozilla security blog, Snyder said the bug impacts Firefox versions 2.x and 3.0:

This issue is currently under investigation. To protect our users, the details of the issue will remain closed until a patch is made available. There is no public exploit, the details are private, and so the current risk to users is minimal.

Tech Jaws hit this one right on the head! Firefox 3 fans sit back and breathe easy.

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2 Responses to “Firefox 3 Exploit Minimal”

  1. Michael Aulia

    Jun 20th, 2008

    lol the timing couldn’t be better with my last post on how I tell people about how lovely Firefox 3 is!

    Glad it’s kinda “false alarm”

  2. Backgammon Rules

    Oct 17th, 2008

    No matter how big is firefox, now after the launch of google chrome, there is no doubt that firefox has lost it’s sheen.