Mozilla 'temporarily' pulls Firefox 16 to address security flaw

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    Mozilla 'temporarily' pulls Firefox 16 to address security flaw


    Posted: 10 Oct 2012
    Just a day after its debut, Firefox 16 has been "temporarily removed" pulled from Mozilla's installer page while it addresses what is apparently a serious security flaw in the browser's latest version.

    "The vulnerability could allow a malicious site to potentially determine which websites users have visited and have access to the URL or URL parameters," Michael Coates. Mozilla's director of Security Assurance, said on the company's security blog. "At this time we have no indication that this vulnerability is currently being exploited in the wild."


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    Mozilla 'temporarily' pulls Firefox 16 to address security flaw | Security & Privacy - CNET News
    Brink's Avatar Posted By: Brink
    10 Oct 2012



  1. Posts : 53,365
    Windows 10 Home x64
       #1

    One day after the release of Firefox 16, Mozilla said it has "temporarily removed" the latest version of its browser because of a security flaw that the company is trying to fix as quickly as possible. The unusual precaution suggests the flaw is a serious one, but there are no reports of it being exploited.
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  2. Posts : 2,686
    Windows 8.1 Pro w/Media Center 64bit, Windows 7 HP 64bit
       #2

    Thanks for the update Shawn.
    That's why I always install each new FF version in its own folder. They share the same profile so I can test the new version for any conflicts and still use the older version if needed. Back using 15.0.1 until FF 16 is fixed. I can now just open FF 16 and check for updates.

    Jim
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  3. Posts : 4,049
    W7 Ultimate SP1, LM19.2 MATE, W10 Home 1703, W10 Pro 1703 VM, #All 64 bit
       #3

    "Rush the new versions out" policy


    Great I just updated yesterday (I thought that they'd break something).

    They should abandon this stupid "Rush the new versions out" policy.
    Since they introduced it, almost every update has had to be updated (within a few days) to fix some stuff up.

    If they want to outdo Chrome, just release a version called "Firefox 100".
    Problem solved.
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  4. Posts : 427
    Windows 7/64 HPremium.
       #4

    Thank you, Shawn.

    Not updating yet. Perhaps this is a sign of how popular FF is.

    Or (more likely) that the FF team are pushing out versions and u/g's too hastly, as lehnerus says.
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  5. Posts : 562
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       #5

    Mozilla should keep their rapid release plan, but only increasing the digit after the version number. Firefox 16 should be called Firefox 4.16 since there is very little change in the UI from version 4. Mozilla should just change the version number when there is a radical change in its appearance.
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  6. Posts : 2,686
    Windows 8.1 Pro w/Media Center 64bit, Windows 7 HP 64bit
       #6

    FF has released 16.0.1 and is available through FF update.

    Jim
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  7. Posts : 1,606
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       #7

    They sure came back with a fix real fast.

    Hope it's good.
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  8. Posts : 16,161
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       #8

    If you want to keep the installer - you can d/l FF16.01 direct:

    https://download.mozilla.org/?produc...amp;lang=en-US
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  9. Posts : 548
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
       #9

    They should've used this opportunity and gone for Firefox 17. Larger version number is always better after all!
    </sarcasm>
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