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Took their time?
Did you read the advisory?

Release Date:
September 8, 2005

Date Reported:
September 4, 2005
Posted by: rpmyers1   Posted on: 09/09/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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"After a run-in with Mozilla staff..."  Real World | 09/09/05
Understandable  ejhonda | 09/09/05
Fine  Real World | 09/09/05
That's how we feel  wjvann@... | 09/09/05
A glory houd is a glory hound  Real World | 09/09/05
Justifiy...  D-Ram | 09/09/05
This is the type of person we need?  Real World | 09/09/05
Generally accepted 30 days??  Too Old For IT | 09/09/05
Based on conversations like  Real World | 09/09/05
I would be willing to bet FF fixes it befor MS  IceTheNet@... | 09/09/05
Yes  nucrash | 09/09/05
MS, Mozilla, Apple, whomever  Real World | 09/09/05
Took their time?  rpmyers1 | 09/09/05
Took their time?  flatliner | 09/09/05
And Then...And Then  Santelli | 09/09/05
Here's the part I don't understand  Real World | 09/10/05
mjb FYI  D-Ram | 09/13/05
This is the type of person we need?  lithic | 09/09/05
FireFox Patch  Bobby Joe Reed | 09/10/05
FF  Bobby Joe Reed | 09/10/05
Firefox talk?  ab@... | 09/09/05
it might...  kiwi704 | 09/10/05
Understandable Plus  pjones | 09/09/05
Oh really???  shango1052 | 09/09/05
yes really  D-Ram | 09/13/05
Exactly...  PeregrineFalcon | 09/09/05
Hey bro...  D-Ram | 09/09/05
Browser in Development  Too Old For IT | 09/09/05
I wish!  PeregrineFalcon | 09/09/05
Sorry ...  msdead | 09/09/05
Security layers needed  uno@... | 09/10/05
I am a Firefox user...  msdead | 09/09/05
I disagree  Real World | 09/09/05
Hmmm...  msdead | 09/09/05
4 days  rpmyers1 | 09/09/05
Incorrect analogy  cdgoldin | 09/09/05
I disagree plus  pjones | 09/09/05
only YOU can prevent buffer overflows  ouvrez | 09/09/05
The current family of Intel processors ...  ShadeTree | 09/09/05
memory managers  Anti_Zealot | 09/09/05
No,  PeregrineFalcon | 09/09/05
How does hardware know the buffer size?  woot! | 09/09/05
...  PeregrineFalcon | 09/09/05
Buffer the Vampire Slayer  IceTheNet@... | 09/09/05
I give up,  PeregrineFalcon | 09/09/05
There's no excuse  woot! | 09/09/05
flaw in Mozilla  asmirick@... | 09/09/05
but yet..  D-Ram | 09/13/05
he already went public when he posted the bug!  pablito@... | 09/09/05
FYI,  PeregrineFalcon | 09/09/05
Not so  uno@... | 09/10/05
Problem fixed in less than 24 hrs (a week since it was notified of the bug)  wackoae | 09/10/05
This affects to Netscape 8 too  MickJ | 09/09/05
Can anyone else confirm the flaw?  toomuchgreeatea@... | 09/09/05
Never mind (NT)  toomuchgreeatea@... | 09/09/05
Let me make a correction  toomuchgreeatea@... | 09/09/05
Hmm?  PeregrineFalcon | 09/09/05
Works just fine  IT Scion | 09/09/05
Crashed mine just fine!  crash89 | 09/09/05
Won't work...  PeregrineFalcon | 09/09/05
Work around confirmed. Thanks (NT)  toomuchgreeatea@... | 09/09/05
Yup that did the trick...thnx(nt)  IT Scion | 09/09/05
DOESN'T CRASH MY BROWSER!  Valis Keogh | 09/09/05
I can't. And I'm running 1.0.3  hawkeyeaz1 | 09/09/05
Doesn't work here...  figgle | 09/09/05
I'm wondering...  PeregrineFalcon | 09/09/05
It crashed mine but  IT Scion | 09/09/05
I know. Isn't that weird?  toomuchgreeatea@... | 09/09/05
Not sure but  IT Scion | 09/09/05
mine never crashes...  doh123 | 09/09/05
Ok, now it crashed...  figgle | 09/09/05
Crashed Using 1.0.6 Win XP SP1 (nt)  tbbrickster_z | 09/09/05
Anyone else has any luck crashing the browser?  bka1959 | 09/09/05
So Far everything but Opera I crashed  nucrash | 09/09/05
I can.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 09/10/05
No crashing here...  Linux Guy 1000 | 09/11/05
Another M$ Bug!  regloff@... | 09/09/05
See my above post  crash89 | 09/09/05
flaws in published web material  jimmy5 | 09/09/05
Doesn't crash my browser...  figgle | 09/09/05
Doesn't Crash My Browser  Too Old For IT | 09/09/05
Clueless...  figgle | 09/09/05
It works  IT Scion | 09/09/05
doesnt exactly crash mine either, but...  doh123 | 09/09/05
dash dash address  trm1945 | 09/09/05
Unpatched Firefox flaw may expose users  Loverock Davidson | 09/09/05
Just kidding  Loverock Davidson | 09/09/05
The story says he didn't prove it to Mozilla  Feamster Business Services | 09/09/05
Is there an editor in the audience?  dhopp@... | 09/09/05
I guess there's no profit in moderation  Feamster Business Services | 09/09/05
editor in the audience...  clifflee | 09/09/05
Cheap shot!  cdgoldin | 09/09/05
What?  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 09/10/05
Bene, cum Latine nescias...  cdgoldin | 11/08/05
The latin word ZDnet censored is c_u_m, ...  cdgoldin | 11/08/05
reformat  solocanoejake@... | 09/09/05
What? Troubleshoot much?  nikoli | 09/09/05
winsock?  Real World | 09/09/05
Winsock on WinXP Pre SP1  Too Old For IT | 09/09/05
Isn't it funny that...  net2dave | 09/09/05
PEOPLE......OPERA IS THE KEY.FOR NOW.  Someoneinthecrowdhere | 09/09/05
Who cares? It doesn't matter to the government.  msdead | 09/09/05
Since this isn't IE  node357 | 09/09/05
Good Point  Jovan66102 | 09/09/05
Holds little water....  IT Scion | 09/09/05
Prove It  node357 | 09/09/05
Time it.  dbrimlow | 09/09/05
Do you honestly think  IT Scion | 09/09/05
Calrification  IT Scion | 09/09/05
What Makes Secunia the Gold Standard Anyway? (nt)  PMC-CON | 09/10/05
For .00001% of the User Population  PMC-CON | 09/10/05
wow what a novel idea..  D-Ram | 09/13/05
More eyes  michael_t | 09/11/05
Ya just don't get it, do ya?  Motu | 09/09/05
What platform do you write for?  IT Scion | 09/09/05
re: What platform do you write for?  Motu | 09/09/05
So give firefox a shot  rpmyers1 | 09/09/05
re: So give firefox a shot  Motu | 09/12/05
Not your grandfather's IBM!  cdgoldin | 09/09/05
What is storage protect?  rpmyers1 | 09/09/05
Listen me lad, and ye shall hear...  cdgoldin | 09/09/05
Take a course on operating systems...  PeregrineFalcon | 09/09/05
Thank you, Mr. Peregrine (Falcon)  cdgoldin | 11/08/05
Re: Granddad's IBM  BXLE | 09/09/05
386-40  cdgoldin | 09/09/05
re: Not your grandfather's IBM!  Motu | 09/12/05
IE is still crap  Stegosaurus Cowboy | 09/09/05
Don't let the fact confuse you!  cdgoldin | 09/09/05
Warez and Porn?  rpmyers1 | 09/09/05
re: "Don't Let the Fact Confuse You!"  Stegosaurus Cowboy | 09/09/05
kudos to both of you for an argument sans childishness! *pat on back* (nt)  Valis Keogh | 09/09/05
Oops?  cdgoldin | 09/09/05
The fact that if we let security aside  michael_t | 09/11/05
Ahhh the troll of the day!  IT Scion | 09/09/05
Another poorly done "slight of hand" post here  John Zern | 09/09/05
Don't you mean "sleight of hand"?  Stegosaurus Cowboy | 10/12/05
Says It All  PMC-CON | 09/10/05
LMAO  D-Ram | 09/13/05
Confirmed work around posted  toomuchgreeatea@... | 09/09/05
Hard to understand...  HerbieHightower | 09/09/05
Easy to understand  Loverock Davidson | 09/09/05
Outbreaks affect more than just those who got infected  Michael Kelly | 09/09/05
I invite you  IT Scion | 09/09/05
I certainly hope so  Michael Kelly | 09/09/05
2 Days Vs. 2 Weeks  MildlyAmuzed | 09/09/05
How stupid  victor@... | 09/10/05
Another Interpretation: Fear of MS  PMC-CON | 09/10/05
if you had read...  D-Ram | 09/13/05
Has anyone already exploited this ? How? nt  michael_t | 09/09/05
Easy enough to fix. What's the big deal ?  Budone | 09/09/05
Why Doesn't Mozilla Support Page Link?  PMC-CON | 09/10/05
Oh, There It Is ... on the bottom, next  PMC-CON | 09/10/05
Where's George Ou when you need him?  LibrarianDude | 09/09/05
Not to worry  george_ou | 09/14/05
Scariest of ALL  walterreads@... | 09/10/05
Commendation presented  D-Ram | 09/13/05
The flaw no one could find!  An_Axe_to_Grind | 09/10/05
The Cox watch!  An_Axe_to_Grind | 09/10/05
Must be a different guy.  Immanuel Tranz-Mischen | 09/10/05
Firefox is Wonderful!!! Well, at least it used to be.  iom88@... | 09/11/05
Fix is here and simple to apply.  michael_t | 09/11/05
Wot No Reboot?  mischief_z | 09/12/05
Buffer overflows  Roger Ramjet | 09/12/05
It's called .NET Managed Code  mischief_z | 09/12/05
Better Idea  PeregrineFalcon | 09/12/05
Do firewalls like Zone Alarm stop hackers using IE or Firefox exploits ?  racintazz@... | 12/31/05

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