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Firefox isn't doint =that=, George...
IE7 isn't handing over the entire user password database, Firefox 2 is.

Wrong again George. One username. One password. Not "the entire password database".

Through this exploit, Firefox2 fills in only the username and password relevant to the domain name. Of course, since the password page isn't really generated by the server on the domain; the username and password can be sent elsewhere. The big problem is that Firefox will fill them in even if they have their visibility turned off and if a submit is triggered the password can be transparently stolen.
Posted by: John Le'Brecage   Posted on: 11/22/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Oh where art thou FireFox  Linux User 1 | 11/22/06
Well Well Well...  Shelendrea | 11/22/06
Again, hardened computer saves me!  NonZealot | 11/22/06
Curious minds want to know....  thelemite | 11/22/06
I'll answer your question  NonZealot | 11/22/06
good lord  slow_descent | 11/22/06
(nt)What is a "looser"?  toadlife | 11/22/06
I know what a "looser" is!  NonZealot | 11/22/06
And me as well!  999ad@... | 11/22/06
Inaccurate on 2 counts  Havin_it | 11/23/06
Thanks for the reply  NonZealot | 11/23/06
Here's another $20  Still Lynn | 11/29/06
Big Annoyance  Loverock Davidson | 11/22/06
Especially when  Shelendrea | 11/22/06
Easily done  Greenknight_z | 11/28/06
Oops  Greenknight_z | 11/28/06
TalkBack: Reply to message Well Well Well...  Chipper1963 | 11/22/06
Testing line breaks in subject...

End test...  Grayson Peddie | 11/23/06
Interesting...
I never thought the subject line  Grayson Peddie | 11/23/06
You do realize that  DarbyOhara | 11/23/06
damn, I am going back to windows  galileon | 11/22/06
Alas, IE7 is affected ...  phburks | 11/22/06
YHBT  galileon | 11/23/06
Ah, . . . progress  Boot_Agnostic | 11/22/06
What's the difference on how  billmichie | 11/22/06
True, true but  999ad@... | 11/22/06
Not easy to identify  Greenknight_z | 11/28/06
below it there's..  brain- | 11/22/06
Much hubbub 'bout nothing new  douglen@... | 11/22/06
What about Safari and Opera? (nt)  markbn | 11/22/06
Ridiculous headline since this is a Firefox bug  georgeou | 11/22/06
Have you checked this?  CobraA1 | 11/22/06
There is a risk with both but much more serious with FF2  georgeou | 11/22/06
I still don't get it  CobraA1 | 11/24/06
From the article  NonZealot | 11/24/06
Firefox isn't doint =that=, George...  John Le'Brecage | 11/22/06
Point is it's much more serious for FF2  georgeou | 11/22/06
Ridiculous assertion since it's ... well, WRONG.  escoles@... | 11/27/06
No, it's not  Greenknight_z | 11/28/06
No matter the computer and browser...  Grayson Peddie | 11/22/06
will firefox win over IE?  humble99 | 11/22/06
The maximum time I took for staying away from IE is 21 seconds.  Grayson Peddie | 11/22/06
22.172 seconds :P  markbn | 11/23/06
Let us keep it simple  kmashraf | 11/22/06
For passwords, me either.  Grayson Peddie | 11/22/06
To Be Not Human...  dustybear1 | 11/24/06
I found a fake page  troubled241 | 11/27/06
Does Roboform get around this?  jsperko | 11/27/06
Most sites not at risk  Greenknight_z | 11/28/06

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