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Author Topic: Firefox 16.0 Security Vulnerability  (Read 4009 times)

UncleUB

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Firefox 16.0 Security Vulnerability
« on: October 11, 2012, 02:03:31 PM »

Anyone who has just updated to Firefox 16.0 is being advised to roll back to the previous version or wait till an update is released(probably tomorrow)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-19909106

and

https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2012/10/10/security-vulnerability-in-firefox-16/
« Last Edit: October 11, 2012, 02:38:11 PM by UncleUB »
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roseway

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Re: Firefox 16.0 Security Vulnerability
« Reply #1 on: October 11, 2012, 02:33:13 PM »

Thanks for the warning, but I don't think your first link is what you meant. :)
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UncleUB

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Re: Firefox 16.0 Security Vulnerability
« Reply #2 on: October 11, 2012, 02:38:31 PM »

Thanks for the warning, but I don't think your first link is what you meant. :)

 :-[  Now amended.  ;D
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Re: Firefox 16.0 Security Vulnerability
« Reply #3 on: October 11, 2012, 03:43:18 PM »

None of my machines had updated yet anyway so I dont have to downlevel it ;D

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Re: Firefox 16.0 Security Vulnerability
« Reply #4 on: October 11, 2012, 09:01:55 PM »

Version 16.0.1 has now been released.
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Re: Firefox 16.0 Security Vulnerability
« Reply #5 on: October 11, 2012, 10:33:28 PM »

Version 16.0.1 has now been released.

Thanks Eric,just updated to 16.0.1  :)
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