Fixed security problem stuffs up plug
ins
The Mozilla Foundation has updated Firefox to version 3.5.1 for
Windows, Mac, and Linux in a bit to fix security problems. But the new
update has stuffed up an important Firebadger update.
Apparently the
upgrade was supposed to improve stability, speeds up launch time on Windows
and brings peace in our time. However it covers for a huge cock-up at
Mozilla. Not only were the performance issues found after the browser left
the workshop, a new security flaw in the browser's JavaScript engine came to
light just two weeks after the release.
Mozilla rated it "critical"
because an attacker could create a Web site that would run malicious code on
the computer. The new version which was available from Mozilla's download
site or by selecting "Check for Updates" in the Help menu.
However the
new update causes a few problems with the recently updated Gears 0.5.29.0
plug-in from Google. Mozilla has officially put this matter into the “doh”
category and has promised us that there will be another upgrade fairly soon
to fix this problem. (Just upgraded it, hate it already, several minor, but very annoying issues. sub.ed.)