Firefox 2.0.0.8 Released on October 18, 2007
Mozilla Foundation has just released a security update to their flagship browser; Firefox. The new version is 2.0.0.8, which was released on October 18, 2007. This is primarily a security update, which fixes the following documented security issues:
Fixed in Firefox 2.0.0.8
MFSA 2007-36: URIs with invalid %-encoding mishandled by Windows
MFSA 2007-35: XPCNativeWrapper pollution using Script object
MFSA 2007-34: Possible file stealing through sftp protocol
MFSA 2007-33: XUL pages can hide the window titlebar
MFSA 2007-32: File input focus stealing vulnerability
MFSA 2007-31: Browser digest authentication request splitting
MFSA 2007-30: onUnload Tailgating
MFSA 2007-29: Crashes with evidence of memory corruption (rv:1.8.1.8)
You can download the current version here: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/.
The release notes about installation and known issues are found here
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