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:eWeek: Mozilla Downplays Firefox 1.5 Exploit
eWeek: Mozilla Downplays Firefox 1.5 Exploit
Dec 9, 2005, 14 :30 UTC (11 Talkback[s]) (10665 reads)

(Other stories by Ryan Naraine)

"A private security outfit has released a proof-of-concept exploit for a security flaw in Firefox 1.5, warning that the code can be modified to launch code execution attacks.

"However, officials at the Mozilla Foundation are downplaying the threat, insisting the bug is more of an 'annoyance' than a serious security vulnerability..."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
We must resign ourselves to having the o ...   Resign ourselves   
Daniel McCarthy
Dec 9, 2005, 14:57:05
 
This is only a downplay of the involved  ...   Title Would Appear to Be Spin   
C. Whitman
Dec 9, 2005, 15:27:17
 
> We must resign ourselves to having the ...   Re: Resign ourselves   
wsd
Dec 9, 2005, 15:45:38
 
They will use cronies not officially par ...   Re: Re: Resign ourselves   
Daniel McCarthy
Dec 9, 2005, 16:34:29
 
>    This would be great! What can be be ...   Re: Re: Resign ourselves   
k12linux
Dec 9, 2005, 16:53:39
 
Strange how these security firms all kno ...   Anyone notice any strange timings on these bug rep   
Jimmy the Geek
Dec 9, 2005, 18:44:56
 
to create a smoke screen so folks wouldn ...   The REAL reason for this   
GreyGeek
Dec 9, 2005, 21:58:23
 
Which is why I prefer MY hierarchy of "e ...   re: The REAL reason for this   
Brandioch Conner
Dec 10, 2005, 02:44:08
 
There's a patch in the works. It lim ...   They are taking the bug seriously...   
Grogan
Dec 10, 2005, 04:05:38
 
> There's a patch in the works. It l ...   Re: They are taking the bug seriously...   
blackhole
Dec 10, 2005, 08:59:06
 
Unfortunately I have had to explain that ...   Re: Re: Re: Resign ourselves   
GreyGeek
Dec 12, 2005, 01:22:12
 
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