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Firefox 3.0 and 3.0.1

By Security Team • Sep 6th, 2008 • Category: Security Notifications

Affected Version

Firefox 3.0 and 3.0.1 Note: This issue does not affect Firefox 2.

Description of issue

Due to a flaw in the Firefox content layout component, browsing a crafted HTML page containing a “simple set of legitimate tags” can cause Firefox to crash.

Resolution and Availability of Patch

This problem has been addressed in Firefox 3.0.2. All affected users are urged to upgrade. If you have questions about this security warning or need to have it translated and you have an active technical support contract, please call 1-888-OPENLOGIC or email us at support@openlogic.com.

CVE Identifier

CVE-2008-3444

Related OLEX Packages: firefox
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