Security & Privacy + Software & Apps

Three browsers have seen new security updates; actually more than three, since the Mozilla Foundation released updates to three of their products at the same time. The Firefox 3.0.5 update has the most important security fixes. Eight flaws patched, with three of them considered critical (two cross-scripting flaws, and one memory corruption issue). You can get Firefox 3.0.5 here.

As for the other version of Firefox (2.0.0.19), this is the last update to Firefox 2. (Get it here.) It patches nine issues, many of which are the same as those fixed on Firefox 3.

The last Mozilla browser is SeaMonkey version 1.1.14 (available here). It patches many of the same issues that the two Firefoxen patch.

Moving on to another browser, Camino, version 1.6.6 (get it here) is another open-source browser based on Mozilla, using the Gecko rendering engine. The release notes say “Upgraded to version 1.8.1.19 of the Mozilla Gecko rendering engine, which includes several critical security and stability fixes.”

Finally, Opera 9.63 (available here) fixes many security issues, including an HTML parsing flaw, a cross-site scripting issue and more.

If you use any of these browsers, do update them immediately. With an increasing number of threats coming from the web, it is essential that your browser be up-to-date.