Mozilla has released Firefox 2.0.0.5 which patches eight security vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update patched eight security vulnerabilities. The previously reported vulnerability where IE would pass a malformed URL which Firefox would then accept is one of the eight patched vulnerabilities.
Two other vulnerabilities were rated as “critical” by the Firefox team. A critical rating means:
Vulnerability can be used to run attacker code and install software, requiring no user interaction beyond normal browsing.
Two vulnerabilities were rated as “high” which means:
Vulnerability can be used to gather sensitive data from sites in other windows or inject data or code into those sites, requiring no more than normal browsing actions.
The remaining three vulnerabilities where rated as moderate (1) or low(2).
The update will be installed through Firefox’s auto-update feature. You can force an update check by going to the Help on the menu and selecting “Check for Updates…”. You can also download the full version from the website and run the installation over your current installation. The update is for all languages on all operating systems.
Firefox 2.0.0.5 Released
Two other vulnerabilities were rated as “critical” by the Firefox team. A critical rating means:
Two vulnerabilities were rated as “high” which means:
The remaining three vulnerabilities where rated as moderate (1) or low(2).
The update will be installed through Firefox’s auto-update feature. You can force an update check by going to the Help on the menu and selecting “Check for Updates…”. You can also download the full version from the website and run the installation over your current installation. The update is for all languages on all operating systems.
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