Mozilla releases Firefox 1.0.7

primesuspect

Mozilla released version 1.0.7 of their flagship browser today.

Specific changes in Firefox 1.0.7

* Fix for a potential buffer overflow vulnerability when loading a hostname with all soft-hyphens
* Fix to prevent URLs passed from external programs from being parsed by the shell (Linux only)
* Fix to prevent a crash when loading a Proxy Auto-Config (PAC) script that uses an "eval" statement
* Fix to restore InstallTrigger.getVersion() for Extension authors

Submitted by: muddocktor

Source: Mozilla.org

djstubbs

Using now :]

CB

Is this going to address 1.0.6's apparent inability to block pop-ups? It's been getting worse.

profdlp

CBDroege wrote:

Is this going to address 1.0.6's apparent inability to block pop-ups? It's been getting worse.

I just started using it a month or so ago, but the popup stopper has been great for me.

Trogan

Its true that 1.6 didn't block pop-ups very well

profdlp

Then how come I've been so lucky?

BTW: Why doesn't my version update when I run the "Check Now" thingy?

djstubbs

profdlp wrote:

I just started using it a month or so ago, but the popup stopper has been great for me.

websites like webshots still give me popups.

CB

The only ones that get through to me are the ones from 'tribalfusion' ad network...

Usually on my daily visit to comics.com, but they show up in other places, as well... always from 'tribalfusion'.