Can it actually access browser history?
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| Author | Content |
|---|---|
| BernardSwiss Oct 11, 2012 6:15 PM CST |
I thought it could just examine URLs currently being visited. |
| tracyanne Oct 11, 2012 6:22 PM CST |
Whatever, I just set up the Mozilla security updates ppa, and upgraded to the fix. |
| djohnston Oct 12, 2012 7:25 AM CST |
Mozilla has already issued a fix in the form of version 16.0.1. Firefox 16 re-released fixing multiple vulnerabilities |
| caitlyn Oct 12, 2012 1:00 PM CST |
SalixOS pushed 16.0.1 yesterday as did openSUSE. |
| jdixon Oct 12, 2012 1:05 PM CST |
The Slackware changelog: Thu Oct 11 21:25:20 UTC 2012 xap/mozilla-firefox-16.0.1-i486-1.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes a security vulnerability that could allow a malicious site to potentially determine which websites users have visited and have access to the URL or URL parameters. (* Security fix *) xap/mozilla-thunderbird-16.0.1-i486-1.txz: Upgraded. This release contains security fixes and improvements. For more information, see: http://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vulnerabilities/thunde... (* Security fix *) |
| caitlyn Oct 12, 2012 1:07 PM CST |
I still think the Mozilla six week release cycle is beyond insane and guarantees more serious problems like this. |
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