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- doublehead, on 01/24/2008, -7/+77its still better than IE
- inactive, on 01/24/2008, -0/+27why would anyone name their kid window?
- Ndiggnation, on 01/24/2008, -0/+23Window? You'd think Microsoft might be a little less conspicuous with corporate espionage. :)
- chris9902, on 01/24/2008, -6/+17oh what a load of *****. If this was Microsoft you'd be "***** Micro$oft suck wah wah wah".
- vsujohn2, on 01/24/2008, -0/+10Don't feed the trolls
- someidiotinnj, on 01/24/2008, -0/+8Wouldn't "Noscript" stop this from affecting your system?
- kss42, on 01/24/2008, -0/+8All right. From Dictionary.com:
ironic /aɪˈrɒnɪk/ adj. -
1. containing or exemplifying irony (Well, that gets us nowhere.)
2. ironical (Come on, Dictionary.com. Seriously? Ironic means ironical? Moving on...)
3. coincidental; unexpected (Ah, here we are.)
It is coincidental that Mr. Snyder's name is so similar to that of a product which is all but synonymous with Mozilla's primary competitor in the browser market. It is unexpected that anyone's name should be Window. And it is an unexpected coincidence that someone named Window is in charge of the department which has been one of Mozilla's strongest selling points against the aforementioned competitor. I conclude that the word "ironic" was quite apt in its usage here. Do you still disagree? - Barbosa, on 01/24/2008, -1/+7Need a patch now, I can't see using anything else than FF at this point!
- kss42, on 01/24/2008, -0/+6http://xkcd.com/37/
What you're browsing for is your own business, man. - MacSuxWindozSux, on 01/24/2008, -0/+5Yes another of Window's vulnerabilities.
- TheSabre, on 01/24/2008, -0/+5I bet he was a "pane" in the ass when he was a kid.
- foxter, on 01/24/2008, -2/+7Marry me Window Snyder.
- baronvonrolo, on 01/24/2008, -0/+5This story has actually been disputed by Mr. Snyder's brother. Lamp Synder.
- jjustice, on 01/24/2008, -0/+4for heaven's sake, when you're abbreviating your titles, check to make sure they still make sense
- MacSuxWindozSux, on 01/24/2008, -1/+5NoScript
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/722 - spyd3rweb, on 01/24/2008, -1/+51 Flaw... well thats certainly big news.
- unluckier, on 01/24/2008, -0/+4Absolutely
- MacSuxWindozSux, on 01/24/2008, -1/+5Download Statusbar, mentioned in the article has already updated to patch the vulnerability.
A blanket patch will likely be released by Mozilla soon.
Noscript
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/722 - Baku, on 01/24/2008, -0/+4Indeedy - though Fasterfox generally isn't good for webserver loads.
- astrotrain, on 01/24/2008, -0/+3Number of pages won't load: IE Tab
Areas to type in: Adjust fonts, decrease monitor resolution, get new Firefox Theme. - ScottDaMan, on 01/24/2008, -0/+3That's one ugly pic. Shoulda went with FF logo.
- GiggleStick, on 01/24/2008, -0/+3You think they're trying to get their hands on the source-code?
- inactive, on 01/24/2008, -1/+4Ironic that his name be Window!
- wiifm69, on 01/24/2008, -0/+3Direct link to the PoC http://www.hiredhacker.com/2008/01/19/firefox-chro ...
- technoredneck, on 01/24/2008, -0/+2So, that must explain my fondness for it.
- fkr3, on 01/24/2008, -1/+3Also ironic that he is a she....
http://static.flickr.com/25/58200550_68fff10c6d_m. ... - YamiJim, on 01/24/2008, -1/+3Lol, how do insult someone who calls himself douchefag? He already hates himself so we don't really need to waste time on it.
- wvdavis, on 01/24/2008, -0/+2Man, I was wondering how far down I was going to read to find the "No Script" comment.
- justinjstark, on 01/24/2008, -0/+2Whoopty doo. It's just a proof of vulnerability. And by the time anybody figures it out and actually implements it, Mozilla will already have a patch out.
Why is this on the front page? - god613, on 01/24/2008, -0/+2That will never happen, Mozilla keeps that ***** on lock down.
- diggrim, on 01/24/2008, -0/+2at least his name isn't mole...*in best Austin Powers voice* moley, moley, moley!
- MrViklund, on 01/24/2008, -0/+2Not really a serious problem but it should be patched. Microsoft had a similar problem with Windows some time ago. As long as it is all about reading from know locations it is low risk.
- smackafiyah, on 01/24/2008, -0/+2Eh, nothing NoScript couldn't stop
- raptordrew, on 01/24/2008, -2/+4God, I hate you freaking people - one mention of a flaw in anything MS, and you get all high and mighty about how "Firefox is better" or "I hate Microsoft," but if anything is said about your precious program, you immediately defend it "well, not everything is perfect" "I don't mind, just patch it"
You people are sad. - thedreaming1, on 01/24/2008, -0/+1Be afraid, be afraid at all times for only then, at the edge of madness will you see the light: A guy you never heard of before told you that your favorite browser isn't as safe as you thought it was.............................................
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AAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD??? - astrotrain, on 01/24/2008, -0/+1Can we just replace the 'half-hearted' with 'half-ass', thats more appropriate.
- TheSabre, on 01/24/2008, -0/+1....Now.
- TrinitronX, on 01/28/2008, -0/+1At least it'll get patched ASAP due to the nature of open source, rather than having to wait for a "Patch Tuesday". This is the process that made linux so secure, and we're seeing it in action. Vulnerabilities are found all the time, and sometimes the finder even posts a patch.
- comrade693, on 01/24/2008, -0/+1s/his/her/
Window is a female... - astrotrain, on 01/24/2008, -0/+1You have that reversed, IE has more leaks, and Microsoft takes their sweet bippy time slowly patching holes.
- inactive, on 01/27/2008, -0/+1I'm sure that's exactly what they're trying to do... Why simply download the freely available source code when they could pay a spy to infiltrate an organization.
- Ukonu, on 01/24/2008, -0/+1I think that issue is especially funny with the fact that the thumbnailed image is of some random guy just grinning at you like: "Firefox has a new, unpatched vulnerability! Have a nice day!" And everyone is cool with it...
- god613, on 01/24/2008, -0/+1Yes, that was a joke. However HER name being Window S. is not a joke.
- inactive, on 01/24/2008, -0/+1And my Firefox crashed trying to open this story hmmmmmm
- YamiJim, on 01/24/2008, -0/+1yeah well i'm 99% sure that is faulty ADD-ONS not FF itself. Google is your friend
- majesticreality, on 01/24/2008, -2/+3all i could think about when reading this was "holy *****, zdnet is still around." probably because reading that a web browser might have a security risk is about as surprising as reading that fox news is not reporting real news.
- astrotrain, on 01/24/2008, -0/+1I used Opera for a few years... found Firefox.... If you don't want Firefox, at least go for Opera.... Between the two, you are safer then IE.... simply put.
- schneidafunk, on 01/24/2008, -0/+1move along people, nothing to see here.
low priority bug that only affects add-ons, and you have to visit a malicious website in order for it to work... i doubt 1 person has been affected. -
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