Firefox exploit sends Mozilla into 'high-priority fire drill' mode

[satsmo]

Mozilla's security team is rushing out a fix for its flagship Mozilla browser following the public release of attack code that targets a previously unknown vulnerability.

The exploit was released Wednesday online. It attacks a vulnerability present on Windows, Mac and Linux versions of the browser and could be used to surreptitiously execute malware on the machines of users who browse booby-trapped websites. The flaw is classified as a boundary condition error that targets Firefox's XML parsing features according to SecurityFocus.

Source: Firefox exploit sends Mozilla into 'high-priority fire drill' mode ? The Register

[firemouth]

NoScript - JavaScript/Java/Flash blocker for a safer Firefox experience! - get it! - InformAction
installing this fixes it, for now.

[satsmo]

I have always used NoScript as an add on and as you have would advise others too also.

[firemouth]

yeh, i just noticed i had not installed it, after the last re-install. its the first addon, usually.