Date:  Mon, 26 Sep 2005 23:13:39 -0300
From:  madodel at ptdprolog.net
Subject:  [VOICENWS] SW: Firefox 1.5b1 & the IDN buffer overflow security issue


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From: "Sander Nyman"<2sanderDESPAM at DESPAMsbcglobal.net> 


While the Mozilla suite version 1.7.12, and Firefox 1.0.7 both address the
IDN buffer overflow security issue, it should be noted that the next
generation Firefox 1.5b1 was released just prior to the availablity of the
patch.  If you have tried Firefox 1.5b1, and just can't go back to the
1.0.x version (hey, I'm with you), the problem is easily resolved.  The
following work around has been posted by Mozilla:

 1. Type about:config into the address field and hit Enter.
 2. In the Filter toolbar, type network.enableIDN.
 3. Right click on the the network.enableIDN item and select toggle to
change value to false.

To verify the fix, be sure to restart the browser and then follow these
steps.

 1. Type about:config into the address field and hit Enter.
 2. In the Filter toolbar, type network.enableIDN.
 3. Ensure that the the value for this item is set to false.

Regards,
Sander

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