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DoctorDoom
04-17-2006, 07:18 PM
Impact:

Security Bypass
Cross Site Scripting
Spoofing
Exposure of sensitive information
DoS
System access

Where: From remote

Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:

Mozilla Firefox 0.x
Mozilla Firefox 1.x

Description:

Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Firefox, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting and phishing attacks, bypass certain security restrictions, disclose sensitive information, and potentially compromise a user's system.

[ 21 separate items listed ]

Solution:

Update to versions 1.0.8 or 1.5.0.2.

http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities (http://secunia.com/advisories/19631/)

These are listed as "Highly critical". Update is very strongly recommended.

Note: when updating the Windows version from 1.0.x to 1.5.0.2, many extensions won't work with it. Most have versions that were rewritten for 1.5.x.