Link to Reg article
Not wishing to favour either FF or IE, looks like there are new bugs in both
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Originally Posted by El Reg
Mozilla has patched a vulnerability in its popular Firefox web browser that could allow hackers to snaffle information from the PCs of surfers. The JavaScript-related security bug, which affected versions 1.0.1 and 1.0.2 of Firefox, created a means for hackers to seize potentially sensitive information in memory.
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A potentially far more serious unpatched security vulnerability affects unspecified versions of Microsoftâ₠¬â„¢s Internet Explorer and Outlook software. The vulnerability "allows malicious code to be executed with minimal user interaction", warns security outfit eEye, which recently reported the bug to Microsoft. |
It claims the FF bug is fixed, but I just did a 'Check for Updates' and nothing turned up. Their solution of disabling Javascript means you can't post in CF
