Adobe Patches Reader and Acrobat
Adobe has released version 9.3.4 and 8.2.4 of Adobe Reader and Acrobat for Windows, Mac OS X and Unix operating systems. According to Adobe’s security advisory, this release fixes critical vulnerabilities which allow for remote code execution: “These vulnerabilities could cause the application to crash and could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.” This can happen by just browsing through the Internet or with malicious email attachments, for example. They were made public on the Black Hat conference three weeks ago.
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Yesterday, Mozilla released version 3.5.3 of Firefox.In this they corrected 46 bugs, as well as nine security issues rated critical and one issue rated low. The updated version of Firefox is available now, and is being pushed to users as you read this.
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A bug discovered earlier this week in Firefox 3.5’s Just-in-time (JIT) JavaScript compiler was disclosed publicly by S.Berry on milw0rm. Just after three days worth of testing later, Mozilla has pushed out Firefox 3.5.1, with a fix for this error as well as corrections for several other bugs.
“ Firefox user zbyte reported a crash that we determined could result in an exploitable memory corruption problem. In certain cases after a return from a native function, such as escape(), the Just-in-Time (JIT) compiler could get into a corrupt state. This could be exploited by an attacker to run arbitrary code such as installing malware.”
The vulnerability was introduced in TraceMonkey, the JavaScript engine used in Firefox 3.5 that actually offers a decent speed boost to the browser. Oddly enough, TraceMonkey was already set to be patched this month by Mozilla, as bugs in the newest engine were listed in a July 1 meeting as the sole topcrash issue for Firefox 3.5. In other words, while vulnerabilities like this are horrible, this one came at a perfect time as developers were already giving TraceMonkey a thorough cleaning.
Features:-
- Super Speed new
View Web pages way faster, using less of your computer’s memory.
- Anti-Phishing & Anti-Malware improved
Enjoy the most advanced protection against online bad guys.- Session Restore improved
Unexpected shutdown? Go back to exactly where you left off.- One-Click Bookmarking
Bookmark, search and organize Web sites quickly and easily.- Easy Customization improved
Thousands of add-ons give you the freedom to make your browser your own.- Tabs improved
Do more at once with tabs you can organize with the drag of a mouse.- Instant Web Site ID
Avoid online scams, unsafe transactions and forgeries with simple site identity.
I strongly recommend that all firefox 3.5 users upgrade to this latest release. If you already have Firefox 3.5, you will receive an automated update notification within 24 to 48 hours. This update can also be applied manually by selecting “Check for Updates…” from the Help menu. You can download Firefox 3.5.1 from official Mozilla site.
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