Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.5 has been released and is currently being distributed to Firefox 2 users via the application's built-in software update system. The browser upgrade fixes several security bugs, which are detailed in the Firefox 2.0.0.5 section of the Mozilla Foundation Security Advisories page.
Firefox 2.0.0.5 includes a fix for the firefoxurl:// security exploit, which allows an attacker to use Microsoft Internet Explorer to trick Firefox into executing malicious code. Whether Firefox or IE is responsible for the flaw has been a matter of debate over the past week. The Mozilla Foundation security advisory about the firefoxurl:// issue maintains that it's a problem in IE and notes that other applications could be exploited in the same way. Others have argued that it's Firefox's responsibility to vet incoming data (something 2.0.0.5 now does).
Firefox 2.0.0.5 can be downloaded from the Firefox product page. The Firefox 2.0.0.5 Release Notes contain more general information about the upgrade. A similar update for Mozilla Thunderbird is expected shortly.
This is an important update simply because it takes care of many bugs, especially the critical one for Windows users. You might already be prompted to download the latest update from within Firefox.
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Firefox 2.0.0.5 includes a fix for the firefoxurl:// security exploit, which allows an attacker to use Microsoft Internet Explorer to trick Firefox into executing malicious code. Whether Firefox or IE is responsible for the flaw has been a matter of debate over the past week. The Mozilla Foundation security advisory about the firefoxurl:// issue maintains that it's a problem in IE and notes that other applications could be exploited in the same way. Others have argued that it's Firefox's responsibility to vet incoming data (something 2.0.0.5 now does).
Firefox 2.0.0.5 can be downloaded from the Firefox product page. The Firefox 2.0.0.5 Release Notes contain more general information about the upgrade. A similar update for Mozilla Thunderbird is expected shortly.
This is an important update simply because it takes care of many bugs, especially the critical one for Windows users. You might already be prompted to download the latest update from within Firefox.
http://www.mozillazine.org/talkback.html?article=22211
http://www.mozilla.com/
