[GLLUG] Firefox vulnerability on Windows boxes

Michael Rudas audiotech50 at gmail.com
Wed Jan 13 21:26:10 EST 2010


--- Stanley C. Mortel wrote:

> For any of you who still use Windows, or are in a position to help someone
> who does, this will be of interest.  The .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 update
> quietly installs a serious vulnerability in Firefox by way of adding an
> extension...

Old news, now taken care of (thank goodness).  Since v3.5.6, Firefox
now reports the extension as "incompatible"--hence de-fanged.

~~ Michael Rudas
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