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Re: [LUG] [Fwd: Germany warns against Firefox use]

 

Julian Hall wrote:
> 'The German government has warned its citizenry against the use of the
> Firefox browser due to security issues.'
> 
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8580716.stm

Does anyone know if it affect GNU/Linux at all?

I saw comment that it was to do with downloadable font handling, and can
imagine this may be platform specific as a result. But the details don't
seem to be public, and none of the 3.6.2 bugs refers to fonts. All
exploit stuff refers to XP or Vista.

On the other hand I use Iceweasel for Debian Lenny, so even if it is
affected, it will depend if it is new code, or security fix code that
Debian have merged, as to whether my browser is affected.



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