Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: fire-eyes <sgtphou@×××××××××.org>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Firefox 2.0.0.5
Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2007 02:14:41
Message-Id: 46A6B0FF.5010006@fire-eyes.org
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Firefox 2.0.0.5 by Stratos Psomadakis
1 Stratos Psomadakis wrote:
2 > i just did an update,and firefox 2.0.0.5 has been added to the tree(~
3 > masked)...
4 > but i just read a post at slashdot.org that says about a password
5 > vulnerability of 2.0.0.5...
6 > here's the link: http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/07/23/1450224
7 >
8 > i just want to ask if it's ok to update to the new firefox,or if it's a
9 > serious sec problem?... :/
10 >
11 > thx...
12
13 It's okay to update, as far as I know it's 2.0.0.5 and before (aka
14 everything...).
15
16 Your best bet is to not use the password saving features, install
17 noscript (important: WIPE OUT it's whitelist, then selectively add sites
18 you trust).
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