macnn.com - 9/25/2008
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Crash errors in Mozilla's Firefox browser have been fixed with help from Apple, the organization says. Bugs in earlier versions of Firefox 3 were said to have been crashing the software, sometimes generating memory corruption at the same time; Mozilla comments that while no threats have emerged, ...
mozilla.org - 9/24/2008
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Security Advisories > MFSA 2008-42 Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory...
2008-42 Title: Crashes with evidence of memory corruption (rv:1.9.0.2/1.8.1.17) Impact: Critical Announced: September 23, 2008 ...
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MFSA 2008-42: Crashes with evidence of memory corruption ...
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Apple Helps Mozilla Fix Potential Graphics Exploit in Firefox
MacBlogz - One Stop Apple News —
... in Firefox were found by Drew Yao of Apple Product Security, in the software’s image rendering code. Additionally, several related bugs were discovered in other areas of Firefox, such as the JavaScript and layout engines. “A portion of these also affected software other than Firefox 3, including Firefox 2, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey; users who update to the latest versions of the programs, such as Firefox 3.0.2, should however be in the clear.”
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