Firefox 3.0.3 Released, Urgent Security Bug Fix

Posted By Keith Dsouza On September 26, 2008 @ 9:06 pm In Internet Browsers | 4 Comments

Mozilla has released another updated to Firefox barely two days after rolling out Firefox 3 [1].0.2. This update includes a single critical bug fix [2] which allows users to retrieve saved passwords or save new passwords to the Firefox password manager.

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This is a serious bug since many users tend to save passwords [3] for their email accounts and bank accounts to the Firefox password manager.

If you have recently upgraded to Firefox 3.0.2, please download [4] and upgrade to the latest version. If you are unsure of updating your Firefox, you can read our guide to learn how to update Firefox [5].

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URLs in this post:

[1] Firefox 3: http://techie-buzz.com/tag/firefox-3

[2] single critical bug fix: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.0.3/releasenotes/

[3] passwords: http://techie-buzz.com/how-to/create-strong-passwords-that-you-can-remember.html

[4] download: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html

[5] how to update Firefox: http://techie-buzz.com/firefox-news/how-do-i-update-my-firefox.html

[6] via: http://www.ghacks.net/2008/09/26/firefox-303-released/

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