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"The vulnerability could allow a malicious site to potentially determine which websites users have visited and have access to the URL or URL parameters" "Firef
by drcube 14y ago
"The vulnerability could allow a malicious site to potentially determine which websites users have visited and have access to the URL or URL parameters"
"Firefox 16 itself fixed 14 vulnerabilities in version 15, including 11 that could allow attackers to install software without any user interaction beyond normal browsing."
Sounds like 16 is still less dangerous than the older version. Why are they telling people to downgrade?
http://arstechnica.com/security/2012/10/mozilla-pulls-day-old-firefox-16-from-download-site-over-security-risk/ http://arstechnica.com/security/2012/10/mozilla-pulls-day-ol...
http://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefox.html http://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefo...
- khuey 14y agoBecause those 14 vulnerabilities are (presumably) not public, while the 1 vulnerability in 16 is.