Firefox 3.6.4 adds crash protection, fixes vulnerabilities - Update

[Peaches]

23 June 2010, 11:28

Firefox 3.6.4 adds crash protection, fixes vulnerabilities - Update

Following several delays, Mozilla has released version 3.6.4 of its open source Firefox web browser, the latest security and stability update to the 3.6.x branch of Firefox. Firefox 3.6.4 closes more than 225 bugs found in the previous update, addresses a number of critical security vulnerabilities and includes new crash protection technology from the Mozilla Lorentz Project.

Lorentz is designed to bring full process isolation to Firefox, separating web pages and plug-ins from the main browser by running them in their own processes. When a web page or plug-in crashes, with process isolation, the rest of the browser is unaffected by the failure, resulting in a more reliable browser. Currently, crash protection only works for Adobe Flash, Apple QuickTime and Microsoft Silverlight on Windows and Linux systems. However, the developers note that support for other plug-ins and operating systems will be added in a future release.

http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Firefox-3-6-4-adds-crash-protection-fixes-vulnerabilities-Update-1027586.html