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ComputerWeekly: Mozilla Issues Security Advisory for Firefox 1.5

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 13, 2005

“The Mozilla Foundation has issued a security advisory to
address concerns about a potential flaw in its new open-source
Firefox 1.5 browser which could cause a buffer overflow error.

“While Mozilla said the flaw was non-critical, the advisory has
been released following the appearance of exploit code on the
internet which allows remote attackers to potentially use it to
take over a user’s PC…”


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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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