{"id":460977,"date":"2010-03-23T01:09:22","date_gmt":"2010-03-23T05:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techie-buzz.com\/browsers\/firefox-3-6-2-released-fixes-security-vulnerability.html"},"modified":"2010-04-27T11:38:12","modified_gmt":"2010-04-27T15:38:12","slug":"firefox-3-6-2-released-fixes-security-vulnerability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/460977","title":{"rendered":"Firefox 3.6.2 Released, Fixes Security Vulnerability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mozilla has upped the ante to fix a <a href=\"http:\/\/techie-buzz.com\/firefox\/firefox-3-6-2-security-vulnerability.html\" >severe security vulnerability in Firefox 3.6<\/a> which affects several users. The vulnerability in question, was reported by security researcher Evgeny Legerov last month. <\/p>\n<p>Firefox did release a <a href=\"http:\/\/techie-buzz.com\/firefox\/firefox-3-6-2-security-vulnerability.html\" >release candidate yesterday<\/a>, but due to criticality of the bug they have released the final version today.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Mozilla has accelerated its timetable and released Firefox 3.6.2 ahead of schedule. This release contains a number of security fixes, including a fix to <a href=\"http:\/\/secunia.com\/advisories\/38608\/\">Secunia Advisory SA38608<\/a> which was previously discussed on this blog when we were <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.com\/security\/2010\/02\/22\/secunia-advisory-sa38608\/\">first made aware of<\/a> and were then <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.com\/security\/2010\/03\/18\/update-on-secunia-advisory-sa38608\/\">able to confirm<\/a> the issue.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>If you are a Firefox 3.6 user, go to the help menu and click on &quot;Check for Updates&quot; to update to the current version, if you need any help check our earlier post on <a href=\"http:\/\/howto.techie-buzz.com\/how-to-update-firefox-manually.html\" >how to update Firefox<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Users can also update their Firefox to the latest version by visiting the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mozilla.com\/en-US\/firefox\/firefox.html\" >Firefox Download site<\/a> and downloading the latest version and installing it.<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size:12px\">\n<strong>Share:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/techie-buzz.com\/browsers\/firefox-3-6-2-released-fixes-security-vulnerability.html#commentrespond\" rel=\"bookmark\" >Comment on This Post<\/a> |<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?source=techiebuzz&#038;status=Firefox%203.6.2%20Released,%20Fixes%20Security%20Vulnerability%20http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2FaizZiF%20via%20@techiebuzzer\" rel=\"bookmark\" >Tweet This<\/a> |<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=http:\/\/techie-buzz.com\/browsers\/firefox-3-6-2-released-fixes-security-vulnerability.html\" rel=\"bookmark\" >Share on Facebook<\/a> |<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/post?url=http:\/\/techie-buzz.com\/browsers\/firefox-3-6-2-released-fixes-security-vulnerability.html&#038;title=Firefox%203.6.2%20Released,%20Fixes%20Security%20Vulnerability\" rel=\"bookmark\" >Save to Delicious<\/a> |<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stumbleupon.com\/submit?url=http:\/\/techie-buzz.com\/browsers\/firefox-3-6-2-released-fixes-security-vulnerability.html\" rel=\"bookmark\" >Stumble This<\/a> |<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/digg.com\/submit?phase=2&#038;url=http:\/\/techie-buzz.com\/browsers\/firefox-3-6-2-released-fixes-security-vulnerability.html&#038;title=Firefox%203.6.2%20Released,%20Fixes%20Security%20Vulnerability\" rel=\"bookmark\" >Digg This<\/a> |<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/submit?url=http:\/\/techie-buzz.com\/browsers\/firefox-3-6-2-released-fixes-security-vulnerability.html&#038;title=Firefox%203.6.2%20Released,%20Fixes%20Security%20Vulnerability\" rel=\"bookmark\" >Reddit This<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div><strong style=\"font-size:11px;\">TAGS:<\/strong> <span style=\"text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/techie-buzz.com\/tag\/firefox\" rel=\"tag\">Firefox<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/techie-buzz.com\/tag\/firefox-36\" rel=\"tag\">Firefox 3.6<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/techie-buzz.com\/tag\/mozilla\" rel=\"tag\">Mozilla<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/techie-buzz.com\/tag\/security-alert\" rel=\"tag\">Security Alert<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<\/small><\/div>\n<div>\n<br \/>\n<font size=\"4\"><strong>Announcement:<\/strong> Missing Mobile News in the Main RSS Feed? 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The vulnerability in question, was reported by security researcher Evgeny Legerov last month. Firefox did release a release candidate yesterday, but due to criticality of the bug they have released the final version today. 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