Agnivo Roy

Yesterday, while browsing through FireFox ( hey, I use IE7, FF as well as Opera, my favorite ) , an update notification came up to say that FireFox 2.0.0.2 was released. Well, then I checked official Mozilla FireFox website to see if the update is critical or not and what changes have been made in this update. The 2.0.0.2 fixed some real security holes and can be considered an update of mid to high level priority.

The Firefox 2.0.0.2 release includes a fix for a bug disclosed by security researcher Michal Zalewsky last week. That flaw can be exploited by attackers to manipulate cookie information in the Firefox browser, making it probably the most important fix in the update.

The updates also include a fix for a previously undisclosed memory corruption flaw in the browser that could be exploited to run unauthorized software on a Firefox user’s computer.

The patches were released on Friday afternoon and should soon be delivered via Firefox’s automatic software update mechanism. All users are advised not to wait and update your FF installation immediately.

Mozilla has patched a total of seven Firefox bugs and is also addressing two bugs in Thunderbird.

The latest browser release also includes enhancements to make it run better with Windows Vista as well as support for the Afrikaans, Belorussian, Georgian and Kurdish languages.

FireFox 2.0.0.2 Release Notes | Security Flaws Fixed in FF 2.0.0.2