Mozilla has pushed out a Firefox update to patch some security issues which we mentioned last week. The new update, Firefox 2.0.0.6, comes just two weeks after the last security update.
Firefox 2.0.0.6 fixes a critical vulnerability that would cause the browser to pass on unescaped URIs to external programs, which opened up all sorts of nasty attacks, including a means for hackers to install malware on Windows simply by offering a specially crafted link.
The new update also addresses a less serious vulnerability involving Firefox add-ons.
The update can be downloaded from the Mozilla servers. The release notes are available and if you'd like more information on the security issues, the patch information can be found here.
A security advisory sent out to Mozilla's mailing list also lists new version of Thunderbird 2.0.0.6, 1.0.5.13 and SeaMonkey 1.1.4 which all address the same issues.
