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Firefox 2.0.0.7 Now Available

blog.mozilla.com — Firefox 2.0.0.7 was released this afternoon to patch the QuickTime issue described here. This will protect Firefox users from the public critical security vulnerability until a patch is available from Apple.

Who dugg this? Made popular Sep 19, 2007

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  • gamer31, on 10/10/2007, -4/+93Thanks, i would never have noticed that there was an update.....aside from the huge pop-up box that lets you know it needs updated.
  • Hayes, on 10/10/2007, -15/+68Mine updated about 4 hours ago.

    Also, who the ***** cares? This is as minor a release as could be.

    Buried.
  • inactive, on 10/10/2007, -1/+26Is this even necessary? Firefox checks for updates automatically.
  • Phil8, on 10/10/2007, -7/+31that's what she said
  • nimawin, on 10/10/2007, -4/+24talk about something that my firefox doesn't POPUP and tell me way before this hits the front page on digg.. i mean.. if you have firefox, you know the update is out.. and if you don't use it, then you don't give a damn.. i mean, come on!
  • markp93, on 10/10/2007, -0/+192.0.0.7 --- "Firefox... Mozilla Firefox"
  • EndersGame, on 10/10/2007, -3/+21You seem to have your browsers all mixed up, are you well?
  • bkeller81, on 10/10/2007, -1/+18This is digg, and this article title contains one of the "keywords" that gets it instantly pushed to the front page and a plethora of diggs. Other keywords include iphone, ubuntu, boobs, Spore, etc.
  • IVIrMP3, on 10/10/2007, -6/+22What?! An apple security flaw? I thought those only existed in Vista according to Mac from the Mac & Pc ads
  • Sirocco, on 10/10/2007, -4/+17I normally don't curse until after I've finished my three martini lunch, but I have to say you're absolutely ***** in the head.
  • makario, on 09/03/2009, -0/+8It's not Firefox's fault. Try using a different program, like Foxit PDF reader rather than Adobe Reader, or set Firefox to open PDFs externally.
  • heathuff23, on 10/10/2007, -1/+8to the people that actually dugg this, you should beat yourself repeatedly in the head with a tack hammer...wtf are you thinking? "Oh let me go on my computer to check out digg! (opens firefox) Oh boy! there's a new update, I better get it. crap, I have to restart firefox to install it! (restarts firefox) ok, now I'll check out digg! sweeeeeet! theres an article here about a firefox update!!!!!!
    riiiiiiiiiiiiight
  • OutThisLife, on 10/10/2007, -10/+17Who uses Quicktime?
  • omarciddo, on 10/10/2007, -1/+7Firefox lets me know when an update is available, thanks.

    That said, why should Firefox have the responsibility of fixing Apple's problems?
  • Topher06, on 10/10/2007, -7/+13What boggles my mind about Firefox is that they will spend a year with incremental upgrades like 2.0.0.x and then suddenly release FireFox 3.0. Its like nobody at Mozilla knows how to version their software. When I see a version release after two or three decimals I think "Yeah, they fixed that minor inconvenience or added a security fix, but ignored the rest of the fricken product". Heaven forbid Mozilla should come out with FireFox 2.1 that improves stability or gets rid of a memory leak or something, I mean, why even bother with 4 version numbers when you only ever going to update the first and last one.
  • FortyCaliber, on 10/10/2007, -1/+7Next there will be an article wherein "FireFox 2.0.0.7.0.0.0.0.0.1 released."
  • arbulus, on 10/10/2007, -2/+8IE6 superior? more secure?
    you really have no idea, do you? IE is a big magnetic bullseye: it's a wide open target that not only begs to be hit by malware, but goes out of it way to attract it and let it in.

    And W3C standards? Dear FSM, please tell me you forgot your /sarcasm tag...
  • AwRy108, on 10/10/2007, -5/+10...so Firefox updates are digg-worthy? I don't think so. Buried.
  • pinguwin, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5It might not be their responsibility but they seem to have the ability (will?) to respond quicker than apple. So it might not be their problem but if their users are having security issues, it also becomes their issue, regardless of who is originally at fault.
  • inactive, on 10/13/2007, -0/+4Why would you when there is quick alternative?
  • bigfkncee, on 10/10/2007, -2/+6when did your mom get out?
  • S1L3NTC, on 10/10/2007, -2/+5Don't know why you are being dugg down...
    I guess if it's related to Firefox, then it's got to be news, right?
  • websyndicate, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3Whats Firefox?
  • daveisfera, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3Haven't seen any differences on both of the computers that I installed it on.
  • ChunkerMunker, on 10/10/2007, -3/+6Sorry to break it to you....but Apple (macs) are not affected by this. The security flaw only affects Windows users. What they meant was, Apple hasn't released a patch for windows QUICKTIME users.

    "If Firefox is the default browser when a user plays a malicious media file handled by Quicktime, an attacker can use a vulnerability in Quicktime to compromise Firefox or the local machine. This can happen while browsing or by opening a malicious media file directly in Quicktime. So far this is only reproducible on Windows."

    Nice try tho.
  • astrotrain, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3And what about Internet Explorer's issue?

    ** crickets chirping ** Steve Balmer: "Oh uh yeah... we're going to fix that in our latest update in our next mega service pack for Windows... due out in a few years.... until then you'll have to chance it."

    Friends don't let Friends use Internet Exploder.
  • Aeyar, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3Why the crap is this on the front page?
  • tomwhughes, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2If you don't like it, don't digg it!
    That's how democracy works.
  • vafada, on 10/10/2007, -3/+5iTunes users which is basically 95% of iPod owners. Amarok FTW!
  • skankyBacon, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2We forgive you.
  • lament, on 10/10/2007, -0/+210 hours and nobody said "I know what you did there"?
  • drewbe121212, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1I hope that fixed the lockup with quicktime inside the browser. Was really annoying trying to watch porn and have ones screen lock up.
  • kevyn, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1does anyone one else have a problem with the web developer toolbar add on since the update??!! its stopped working properly as a toolbar, but still works from the tools menu ok
  • grumpyrain, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2Yet you probably blame VLC for the VideoLAN exploit in the month of Apple bugs.
    http://projects.info-pull.com/moab/MOAB-02-01-2007

    You can't have your cake and eat it. It is not the fault of the OS if a third party application has a security flaw. If Mac Office has a security flaw that compromises a Mac, I blame Microsoft. If VLC has a security flaw that compromises the host OS, I blame them. If Quicktime has a security flaw that compromises a Windows box, I blame Apple.

    I bet this exploit would be mitigated on Vista if Firefox ran in protected mode like IE7 does.
  • lament, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1just went from Quicktime crashing "nicely" in FF (saying there was an error and it has to shut down) to just simply shutting down the browser immediately. this started with 2.0.0.6. hmm..
  • astrotrain, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1www.getfirefox.com

    Its the last browser you'll ever want to have...
  • NovusVir, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1I'm having problems with iGoogle homepage too. I have the theme module too.
  • inactive, on 10/10/2007, -2/+3next on digg, microsoft update x9812341234123049812341234x12312341.
  • hec12579, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2Now if they fix those memory leak problems in vista this release would be substantial, for me at least
  • BaByB0y, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2Opera for sure :)
    Check Opera 9.5 alpha ( kestrel ) Very fast :)
    nXqd
  • mercurysquad, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1[insert standard digg explanation about how people digg it so it's on the front page]

    But seriously guys, this is a 4'th level minor revision, come on.
  • kiwimonk, on 10/10/2007, -2/+2yay :) save us from Apple programmers!
  • zip000, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1I think that this update may have killed my Firefox Portable...I haven't been able to get it to start since updating...but maybe it's something else; too early to tell.
  • mercurysquad, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1You might find this interesting: http://mercurysquad.blogspot.com/2007/08/version-numbers.html
  • PedleZelnip, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1I don't know, as I've seen the same thing happen in IE....
  • tranbonium, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1it crashes when trying to find updates, or when trying to manage add-ons at all.
  • zwaldowski, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0Mine is fine using themes; I'm on FF 2.0.0.7 Ubuntu Feisty (using Ubuntuzilla).
  • omarciddo, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1I guess. I'm glad I'm a little more secure either way, but it isn't fair for Mozilla to take care of 3rd party bugs.
  • rootstyle, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1Or a quicktime vuln in this case...
  • zwaldowski, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0Well:

    1) Mozilla uses a UNIX-version system. According to it, versions go (major-release).(semi-major, even for stable, odd for un-).(minor release).(bug/security fix). While I mostly agree, a Firefox update would be 2.2 or 2.0.2 or something.
    2) Then we'd never get FF3!
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