Filed under: Security, Mozilla, Browsers
Mozilla plugs first hole in Firefox 3.5
Yes, the JIT security flaw that was being buzzed about two days ago has already been corrected.
The bug was originally identified on July 9th. As I mentioned in the last post, the patch was going to be released at the end of the month - but Mozilla wasn't foolish enough to let the bug go unaddressed for that long. Sometimes a flood of criticism will alter timetables ever so slightly.
Apart from the one big exploit that was plastered all over the internet, the 3.5.1 update takes care of about 20 other issues, including slow startup and (thank god) a new icon for OS/2.
The new build has already been pushed to getfirefox.com and is also available via the check for updates option on the Firefox help menu.
The bug was originally identified on July 9th. As I mentioned in the last post, the patch was going to be released at the end of the month - but Mozilla wasn't foolish enough to let the bug go unaddressed for that long. Sometimes a flood of criticism will alter timetables ever so slightly.
Apart from the one big exploit that was plastered all over the internet, the 3.5.1 update takes care of about 20 other issues, including slow startup and (thank god) a new icon for OS/2.
The new build has already been pushed to getfirefox.com and is also available via the check for updates option on the Firefox help menu.
So, just how good at time waster games are you? Think you've got the stuff? Well, The World's Hardest Game 2.0 doesn't think you do.
Yes, amazingly, it's possible to have a sequel to a game called "The World's Hardest Game". It doesn't seem logically possible, since if the first one was actually the world's hardest, how could another one come along and share the moniker? It made me doubt the name in the first place. That is, until I tried the game.
The mechanics of the game are very simple. You are a small red square, ...
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Drew Green said 9:46AM on 7-17-2009
OS/2? Really...
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Praveen Premchandran said 10:08AM on 7-17-2009
I am soo p*ssed with google gears breaking again with this update, that I might wait for a little before I update again!! Hey, gears was broken for about 10 days after 3.5 was released!!! they should work something out...
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Muffin_man said 1:03PM on 7-17-2009
This better not hang as much as the original 3.5. I had to downgrade to 3.0 it was that bad.
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Kenn.keeper said 11:17PM on 7-17-2009
One reason I use Opera. You may not be able to add many toys to it, but it still works for me....
Free is Good
Kenn.....
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