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Fans of the Mozilla Firefox Web browser – the hugely popular Internet Explorer alternative – have received a useful update this week that addresses security issues in the browser itself and also with the Thunderbird email application.

In particular, the newly release update directly tackles a worrisome security vulnerability related to the browser’s cookie storage folder, which was initially uncovered by Polish hacker Michal Zalewski. The specifics of the vulnerability meant that reprehensible members of the hacker community would be able to access and alter a system’s cookie folders in order to influence how Web pages are displayed, and all without the user’s knowledge.

Anyone interested in securing said vulnerability patch for the Firefox browser and Thunderbird email application need only to pop on over to the official Mozilla Website, where existing Firefox users will automatically receive the required security update.

Those not receiving an automated update upon visiting Mozilla can always secure the Firefox 2.0.0.2 update simply by selecting ‘Check for Updates’ from the on-screen menu prompts.

Beyond the aforementioned vulnerability, which perhaps isn’t classed as critical, the update will also patch six other related problems – one of which IS categorised as critical and subsequently causes the Firefox browser to suffer from repeated memory errors before crashing.


Source:TechConnect Magazine - Mozilla releases Firefox 2.0.0.2 update