Several security bugs fixed in new version of Firefox web browser - SSO-AL2010-012

18 February 2010

Software and platforms affected

The following software is affected

Firefox 3.0.17 and prior
Firefox 3.5.7 and prior

for the following operating system platforms:

Windows (all versions)
Mac OS X (all versions)
Linux (all versions)

What is the problem?

Firefox versions 3.0.17 and 3.5.7, and prior versions of these, contain several bugs, which if not fixed, could result in your computer being attacked by criminals.

What we recommend you do

Mozilla Firefox is a popular web browser. There are currently three versions of Firefox maintained by Mozilla, namely 3.0.x, 3.5.x, and 3.6, however only 3.0.x, and 3.5.x are affected by these vulnerabilities. To find out which version of Mozilla Firefox you have, open Mozilla Firefox and from the main menu select 'Help' and select 'About Mozilla Firefox'. The problem can be easily fixed by downloading and installing the updates from:

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/

Or by selecting the "Check for Updates" menu item under the "Help" menu.

Where you can find more information

The following links provide more information about the security issues which have been fixed:

For Firefox 3.0.18

http://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefox30.html#firefox3.0.18

For Firefox 3.5.8

http://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefox35.html#firefox3.5.8

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