Archive for February 8th, 2008

Filed Under (Internet, Software, security) by Telix on February-8-2008

We already wrote about new upcoming Firefox patch that will fix a high severity vulnerability.. Today we got new information that Mozilla plans to release Firefox 2.0.0.12 on Feb. 7 or Feb. 8. The vulnerability, reported by the end of January can allow attackers to swipe cookies and other critical data that can leak out of Firefox via flat files such as add-ons. So, expect that Firefox will update somewhere today or tomorrow.



Filed Under (Software, security) by Telix on February-8-2008

Adobe very quietly delivered upgrade for Adobe Reader to version 8.1.2. It is security fix and addresses a number of customer workflow issues and security vulnerabilities while providing more stability. The update includes several important security fixes, among them a few of critical severity that could be remotely exploitable. Adobe recommends users of Acrobat and Adobe Reader 8.x install the update to protect themselves.