Comments on: Firefox 1.0.4 candidates

By: Observations from a Tech Architect: Enterprise Implementation Issues & Solutions

Mon, 16 May 2005 20:56:01 +0000

Firefox Security - a marketing mistake…

While the Firefox browser may have been designed with security in mind and was specifically targetted at blocking the common methods for web-based spyware and malware - the marketing tactic has backfired.

By: The Burning Edge » Blog Archive » 2005-05-14 Trunk builds

The Burning Edge » Blog Archive » 2005-05-14 Trunk builds — Sun, 15 May 2005 11:48:48 +0000

[…] 05-14 Trunk builds

Security fixes:

Fixed: All security bugs that were fixed for Firefox 1.0.4.
Fixed: 292589 - Security hole, might not affec […]

By: Manoj

Manoj — Fri, 13 May 2005 15:18:13 +0000

My data comes from bug traq queries and the slashdot article pointed to by Westacular.

By: Westacular

Westacular — Fri, 13 May 2005 04:33:30 +0000

I vaguely recall hearing about some studies that concluded the vulnerabilities in IE are *perhaps* less frequent, but when they do crop up they tend to be more severe and last longer before being patched. This slashdot article, and the ensuing discussion, is (I believe) where I heard this.

By: Alex Krupp

Alex Krupp — Thu, 12 May 2005 22:11:21 +0000

Manoj: We don’t even know how many critical vulnerabilities IE has so how could you possibly compare the two and decide that firefox has more?

By: Manoj

Manoj — Thu, 12 May 2005 18:31:51 +0000

The recent spate of security vulnerabilities in Firefox’s Javascript engine and the media coverage of these vulnerabilities are making it hard to sell Firefox to my friends as a more secure alternative to IE. I haven’t read any thoughts from the Firefox Drivers on this issue but a cursorily glance at critical vulnerabilities in Firefox since its release and IE shows that Firefox has had many more *Critical* holes in the same period of time than IE. Does Firefox need to undergo a serious *Security* review?