Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.1 Plugs Flaws

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Firefox 1.5 gets its first security patch to fix a denial-of-service bug and several unknown vulnerabilities.

Here’s what’s new in Firefox 1.5.0.1:

* Improved stability.
* Improved support for Mac OS X.
* International Domain Name support for Iceland (.is) is now enabled.
* Fixes for several memory leaks.
* Several security enhancements.

The open-source group has started pushing out Firefox 1.5.0.1 as an automatic update and recommended that all users apply the upgrade to protect against a known denial-of-service bug and several undisclosed security issues. “We recommend that all users upgrade to this latest version,” Mozilla said in a note posted online. In addition to security patches and fixes for memory leak issues, Firefox 1.5.0.1 also promises improved stability and improved support for Mac OS X.

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