'Critical vulnerability' found in Firefox 3.5
- Posted by: JP Smith | July 15, 2009
- Filed Under: Internet, Software, Safety and Security
If you're running the latest Firefox, you might want to be aware that a new vulnerability has been detected. It is of such concerned that it has been rated as 'highly critical'. This bug is related to the browser's 'just in time' (JIT) JavaScript tool. By exploiting this vulnerability, an attacker could execute code remotely on the victim's machine.
To date, I have not seen an E.T.A. for a fix for this so, users can disable JIT or use the NoScript plugin that disables all JavaScript.
My hope is that Mozilla issues a fix for this soon. I would hate to see my favorite browser lose market share over a critical exploit.
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