Firefox 2.0.0.8 Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities | Linux Today

Firefox 2.0.0.8 Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 19, 2007

“An update for the open source Firefox browser fixes eight
vulnerabilities, two of them critical.

“One provide a way for an attacker to cause the execution of a
JavaScript with the same privileges as the user, the other relates
to multiple bugs that could potentially have been exploited to run
arbitrary code following a forced crash…”

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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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