Mozilla has released an update to the Firefox 3.0.x branch, which as usual, includes a bunch of stability bug fixes, and most notably fixes for five critical security vulnerabilities you may want to tackle now.
Some other annoying bugs have been resolved, from the release notes:
Mozilla has released a new batch of stability and security improvements for the current 3.0.x release. Nine security vulnerabilities have been fixed and disclosed in this release, including four critical ones according to Mozilla Security Advisories.
Among stability improvements several bugs related to the SQLite powered Firefox storage system have been patched to prevent some conditions that may result in a corrupted Library.
To update just select Check for Updates… in the Help menu.
Mozilla has just released a new update for Firefox 3. Firefox 3.0.7 fixes five security vunerabilities including three critical ones.
A number of stability improvements are also available, including one for a particularly annoying bug that may disable the File menu items after selecting the Print… option from it.
This update is available in three new languages: Estonian, Kannada and Telugu, taking Firefox’s international reach to 58 languages with four others in beta stage.
To get the update now, select Check for Updates… in the Help menu.
For complete details, check Firefox 3.0.7 release notes.
Mozilla has released a new update for Firefox 3 that brings a handful of bug fixes including six security vulnerabilities, two of them deemed critical by Mozilla.
To update, select Check for Updates… in Firefox’s help menu and follow the onscreen instructions.
Remember that you may need to tell your firewall to allow the updated Firefox executable to access the Internet.
The Day the Earth Stood Still premiered last week, so it seems like a good time to give a look to the robotic aspect of Firefox.
For starters, in Firefox 3, enter about:robots in the location bar and press Enter. Here’s what you’ll see:
Mozilla has released the latest update to the Firefox 3.0.x branch with a number of stability and performance fixes including patches for eight security vulnerabilities, three of them labeled as critical.
Firefox 3.0.5 is the first release with no EULA presented during the setup. As introduced in Firefox 3.1 Beta 2, an information bar is presented on first run with a button that displays the special about:rights page with details about Firefox’s open source license, trademarks, liabilities, and privacy policies.
Mozilla has released Firefox 3.0.4, the fourth update to Firefox 3, released last June.
As usual, this release brings several stability and performance bug fixes, as well as, according to the release notes, some security patches. Details of the security vulnerabilities have not been disclosed as of this post.
Also notable in this release is the availability of two new languages: Icelandic and Thai. Bulgarian, Esperanto, Estonian, Latvian, Occitan, and Welsh are also in the works and available for general testing.
To update, select Check for Updates… in the Help menu and follow the onscreen instructions.
Note that if you are using a firewall it will most likely require your approval to let the updated Firefox access the Internet. For more information, check Cannot connect after upgrading Firefox at Mozilla Support Knowledge Base (uh, before updating).
Update: Security fixes details available now: 4 critical, 2 high, 2 moderate, and 1 low impact. Update now.
It’s been about two months since the awesome bar officially reached millions of Firefox users with Firefox 3 final release. Since then, reception has been mixed (even at the Mozilla Summit): some people (like myself) have get used to it so much that it makes hard to use other browsers (yeah, Opera 9.5 has it as well) or older Firefox versions.
On the other side, people are crying foul because it can accidentally reveal a web page (porn, secret gift, Oprah, etc.) they don’t want others to know about. Or because they don’t like its look or takes too much space. Or because they found confusing the change of behavior. There are some workarounds available and Firefox 3.1 will provide more customization options, but still this could be not enough.
So, how is it going for you? Share your experience in the latest Mozilla Links poll and feel free to drop your comments below.
Loading ...Exactly one month after the original Firefox 3.0 release comes its first security and stability update labeled Firefox 3.0.1, the first also to feature the new three digit versioning instead of previous 4-digit scheme.
The update includes fixes for three critical vulnerabilities including the one reported through TippingPoint’s Zero Day Initiative program, the same day Firefox 3 was released, that could lead to remote execution.
Firefox 3 features an overhauled Page Info dialog (Tools menu, Page Info) that while provides some valuable security and content information it also lacks some elements like the Links and Forms pages many users are already missing.
Links and Forms, a Firefox extension developed by Florian Queze, restores both pages to the Page Info dialog just as they were in Firefox 2 and previous versions.
