Posts Tagged ‘Software’

Firefox 10 Released

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

A new version of Firefox has been released:

  • The forward button is now hidden until you navigate back
  • Most add-ons are now compatible with new versions of Firefox by default
  • Anti-Aliasing for WebGL is now implemented
  • CSS3 3D-Transforms are now supported
  • New <bdi> element for bi-directional text isolation, along with supporting CSS properties
  • Full Screen APIs allow you to build a web application that runs full screen
  • We’ve added IndexedDB APIs to more closely match the specification
  • Inspect tool with content highlighting, includes new CSS Style Inspector
  • Mac OS X only – after installing the latest Java release from Apple, Firefox may crash when closing a tab with a Java applet installed
  • Some users may experience a crash when moving bookmarks

Release Notes Firefox 10

Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for December 2011

Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

The last bunch of updates for the year, Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for December 2011:

  • Vulnerability in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2639417)
  • Cumulative Security Update of ActiveX Kill Bits (2618451)
  • Vulnerability in Windows Media Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2648048)
  • Vulnerability in Microsoft Office IME (Chinese) Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2652016)
  • Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2590602)
  • Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Publisher Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2607702)
  • Vulnerability in OLE Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2624667)
  • Vulnerabilities in Microsoft PowerPoint Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2639142)
  • Vulnerability in Active Directory Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2640045)
  • Vulnerability in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2640241)
  • Vulnerability in Windows Client/Server Run-time Subsystem Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2620712)
  • Vulnerability in Windows Kernel Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2633171)
  • Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2618444)

Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for December 2011

Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for November 2011

Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for November 2011 has been released:

  • Vulnerability in TCP/IP Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2588516)
  • Vulnerability in Windows Mail and Windows Meeting Space Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2620704)
  • Vulnerability in Active Directory Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2630837)
  • Vulnerability in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Could Allow Denial of Service (2617657)

Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for November 2011

Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for October 2011

Wednesday, October 12th, 2011

It’s patching time:

  • Vulnerability in .NET Framework and Microsoft Silverlight Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2604930)
  • Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2586448)
  • Vulnerability in Microsoft Active Accessibility Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2623699)
  • Vulnerability in Windows Media Center Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2604926)
  • Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2567053)
  • Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Forefront Unified Access Gateway Could Cause Remote Code Execution (2544641)
  • Vulnerability in Ancillary Function Driver Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2592799)
  • Vulnerabilities in Host Integration Server Could Allow Denial of Service (2607670)

Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for October 2011

Firefox 7.0.1 Released

Saturday, October 1st, 2011

A new version of Firefox has been released:

Firefox 7.0 Released

Wednesday, September 28th, 2011

Oh for gods sake Mozilla, the latest version of Firefox has the following changes:

  • Drastically improved memory handling for certain use cases
  • Added a new rendering backend to speed up Canvas operations on Windows systems
  • Bookmark and password changes now sync almost instantly when using Firefox Sync
  • The ‘http://’ URL prefix is now hidden by default
  • Added support for text-overflow: ellipsis
  • Added support for the Web Timing specification
  • Enhanced support for MathML
  • The WebSocket protocol has been updated from version 7 to version 8
  • Added an opt-in system for users to send performance data back to Mozilla to improve future versions of Firefox
  • Fixed several stability issues
  • Fixed several security issues

Firefox 7.0 Release Notes

Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for September 2011

Wednesday, September 14th, 2011

Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for September 2011 has been released:

  • Vulnerability in WINS Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2571621)
  • Vulnerability in Windows Components Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2570947)
  • Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2587505)
  • Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2587634)
  • Vulnerabilities in Microsoft SharePoint Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2451858)

Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for September 2011

Firefox 6.0.2 Released

Wednesday, September 7th, 2011

Another update, more root certificate changes & a fix for .gov.uk domains:

Firefox 6.0.1 Released

Thursday, September 1st, 2011

This is a small update to remove a root certificate:

Firefox 6.0 Released

Wednesday, August 17th, 2011

Firefox 6 has been released with the below listed changes:

  • The address bar now highlights the domain of the website you’re visiting
  • Streamlined the look of the site identity block
  • Added support for the latest draft version of WebSockets with a prefixed API
  • Added support for EventSource / server-sent events
  • Added support for window.matchMedia
  • Added Scratchpad, an interactive JavaScript prototyping environment
  • Added a new Web Developer menu item and moved development-related items into it
  • Improved usability of the Web Console
  • Improved the discoverability of Firefox Sync
  • Reduced browser startup time when using Panorama
  • Fixed several stability issues
  • Fixed several security issues

Entire list of Changes in Firefox 6