Update Firefox to the newest version ASAP; click the following link for the most current version.
http://www.mozilla.com or from within Firefox choose “Help” and then “Check for Update”.
Bugs addressed by the current update include the following.
MFSA 2009-46 Chrome privilege escalation due to incorrectly cached wrapper
MFSA 2009-45 Crashes with evidence of memory corruption (rv:1.9.1.2/1.9.0.13)
MFSA 2009-44 Location bar and SSL indicator spoofing via window.open() on invalid URL
MFSA 2009-38 Data corruption with SOCKS5 reply containing DNS name longer than 15 characters
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/
The latest advisories can always been found at the Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory site http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/
After the update you will have either Firefox 3.5.2 or 3.0.13 depending on your current version.
The Mozilla Foundation is recommending that Firefox 3.0.x users should now upgrade to 3.5.x – support for the former is set to end in January 2010.
Head on over to getfirefox.com for the latest version. Don’t be an update slacker, stay updated and safe.
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