Mozilla Firefox is a fast, full-featured Web browser that makes browsing more efficient than ever before. Firefox includes pop-up blocking; a tab-browsing mode that lets you open several pages in a single window; integrated Google searching; simplified privacy controls that let you cover your tracks more effectively; a streamlined browser window that shows you more of the page than any other browser; and a number of additional features that work with you to help you get the most out of your time online.
Here’s what’s new in Firefox 1.0.6:
* Restore API compatibility for extensions and web applications that did not work in Firefox 1.0.5.
Here’s what’s new in Firefox 1.0.5:
* Several security fixes.
o MFSA 2005-56 Code execution through shared function objects
o MFSA 2005-55 XHTML node spoofing
o MFSA 2005-54 Javascript prompt origin spoofing
o MFSA 2005-53 Standalone applications can run arbitrary code through the browser
o MFSA 2005-52 Same origin violation: frame calling top.focus()
o MFSA 2005-51 The return of frame-injection spoofing
o MFSA 2005-50 Possibly exploitable crash in InstallVersion.compareTo()
o MFSA 2005-49 Script injection from Firefox sidebar panel using data:
o MFSA 2005-48 Same-origin violation with InstallTrigger callback
o MFSA 2005-47 Code execution via “Set as Wallpaper”
o MFSA 2005-46 XBL scripts ran even when Javascript disabled
o MFSA 2005-45 Content-generated event vulnerabilities
* Improvements to stability.