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Mozilla Denies Information Leak Claims For Firefox 2.0.0.12

Calendar Feb 12, 2008 • User Avatar Bill Locke
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Published reports of an information leakage vulnerability affecting fully patched versions of the open-source Firefox browser have been greatly exaggerated, according to Mozilla chief evangelist Mike Shaver.

Shaver's sharp retort follows the release of an advisory by hacker Ronald van den Heetkamp claiming that the most recent Firefox 2.0.0.12 is susceptible to a bug that allows hackers to view sensitive information on a target machine.

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