Comments on: Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.7 Release http://www.softsift.com/200609/mozilla-firefox-1507-release.html Sifting through the latest web and software releases Sun, 10 Jan 2010 05:36:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Keith http://www.softsift.com/200609/mozilla-firefox-1507-release.html/comment-page-1#comment-3025 Keith Fri, 15 Sep 2006 08:59:46 +0000 http://www.softsift.com/200609/mozilla-firefox-1507-release.html#comment-3025 Finally, the release note for Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.7 is now available. As mentioned initially, Firefox 1.5.0.7 is a security and stability update that is part of the ongoing program to provide a safe Internet experience for Firefox users. Release Date: <strong>September 14, 2006</strong> <u><strong>Fixes</strong></u> <ul> <li>- Crashes with evidence of memory corruption (rv:1.8.0.7)</li> <li>- Popup-blocker cross-site scripting (XSS)</li> <li>- Frame spoofing using document.open()</li> <li>- RSA Signature Forgery</li> <li>- Concurrency-related vulnerability</li> <li>- Auto-Update compromise through DNS and SSL spoofing</li> <li>- JavaScript Regular Expression Heap Corruption</li> </ul> <strong><u>Additional Changes</u></strong> On <strong>Linux</strong>, Firefox now follows GTK's setting for textbox keybindings, so pressing Ctrl+letters triggers application shortcuts instead of readline-like text-editing shortcuts. Finally, the release note for Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.7 is now available. As mentioned initially, Firefox 1.5.0.7 is a security and stability update that is part of the ongoing program to provide a safe Internet experience for Firefox users.

Release Date: September 14, 2006

Fixes

  • - Crashes with evidence of memory corruption (rv:1.8.0.7)
  • - Popup-blocker cross-site scripting (XSS)
  • - Frame spoofing using document.open()
  • - RSA Signature Forgery
  • - Concurrency-related vulnerability
  • - Auto-Update compromise through DNS and SSL spoofing
  • - JavaScript Regular Expression Heap Corruption

Additional Changes
On Linux, Firefox now follows GTK’s setting for textbox keybindings, so pressing Ctrl+letters triggers application shortcuts instead of readline-like text-editing shortcuts.

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