Mozilla Updates Firefox Security

Bob Lawrence · Post by **Bob Lawrence** » 25 Feb 2005 11:47 am

The Mozilla Foundation has issued a security update to the Firefox browser to fix a number of vulnerabilities.
Called "Firefox 1.0.1," the updated browser patches a flaw in the Internationalized Domain Names (IDN), as well as some issues with arbitrary code execution and cross-site scripting.

Mozilla has rated the flaws as "moderately critical" to "not critical." In addition to addressing security issues, the foundation also has tweaked browser performance based

http://enterprise-linux-it.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_title=Mozilla-Updates-Firefox-Security&story_id=30696

Version 1.0.1 http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/releases/

Jim Smith · Post by **Jim Smith** » 26 Feb 2005 9:56 am

Got the update, thanks Bob!

Jon Light (deceased) · Post by **Jon Light (deceased)** » 26 Feb 2005 10:06 am

I'm looking over installation instructions and found this one that is messing my head--

Prior to installing Firefox 1.0.1, please ensure that the directory you've chosen to install into is clean and doesn't contain any previous Firefox installations.

I don't know what I'm supposed to do. I hate getting into stuff I don't understand---any words of wisdom or comfort?

Jim Smith · Post by **Jim Smith** » 26 Feb 2005 10:10 am

I think that's just for versions older than 1.0.0. I didn't remove it and 1.0.1 performed the upgrade just fine.

Jon Light (deceased) · Post by **Jon Light (deceased)** » 26 Feb 2005 10:12 am

I am wiser and comforted.

Bob Lawrence · Post by **Bob Lawrence** » 1 Mar 2005 7:51 am

Jim: Anytime.

Jon: I installed over the older version. No problems here.