Firefox Exploit Emerges
An exploit that takes advantage of a recently-patched bug in Mozilla Corp.'s Firefox browser went public Tuesday, causing security vendors to urge users to update immediately.
Code was posted to the Metasploit Project site, which rolls out exploit modules for its Framework tool on a regular basis, that could let hackers corrupt Firefox's memory, then run their own programs to hijack or damage the computer. Metasploit published modules that work against the Linux and Mac editions of Firefox 1.5.
The bug, which was one of 8 fixed in the Firefox 1.5.0.1 security update last week, was labeled "Critical" by Mozilla.
"This exploit was published after we released the 1.5.0.1 update," said Mike Schroepfer, vice president of engineering at Mozilla. "Most of our users had already been upgraded by the time this exploit was published."
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