Mozilla has released version 1.7.12 on the heels of Firefox 1.07. Both of these new versions address several security issues – you should download and install the new version as soon as possible.
What’s New in Mozilla 1.7.12
- Fix for a potential buffer overflow vulnerability when loading a hostname with all soft-hyphens
- Fix to prevent URLs passed from external programs from being parsed by the shell (Linux only)
- Fix to prevent a crash when loading a Proxy Auto-Config (PAC) script that uses an “eval” statement
- Fix to restore InstallTrigger.getVersion() for Extension authors
- Fix a crash in mail when stopping a search and then searching again
- Other stability and security fixes
Mozilla Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia Advisory: SA16917
Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia Advisory: SA16911
