Firefox 1.0.7 is a security and stability release. It is strongly recommend that all users upgrade to this latest version.
This version includes several security and stability fixes, including a fix for a reported buffer overflow vulnerability and a fix for a Linux shell command vulnerability.
Specific changes in Firefox 1.0.7 include the following: Fix for a potential buffer overflow vulnerability when loading a hostname with all soft-hyphens Fix to prevent URLs passed from external programs from being parsed by the shell (Linux only) Fix to prevent a crash when loading a Proxy Auto-Config (PAC) script that uses an "eval" statement Fix to restore InstallTrigger.getVersion() for Extension authors Other stability and security fixes
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