CNET News: Another Denial-of-Service Bug Found in Firefox 2 | Linux Today

CNET News: Another Denial-of-Service Bug Found in Firefox 2

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 2, 2006

“A second security flaw that could cause the new Firefox 2
browser to crash has been publicly disclosed.

“The vulnerability lies in the way the open-source browser
handles JavaScript code. Viewing a rigged Web page will cause the
browser to exit, a representative for Mozilla, the publisher of the
software, said Wednesday. Contrary to claims on security mailing
lists, the bug cannot be exploited to run arbitrary code on a PC
running Firefox 2, the representative said…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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