"Mozilla has told Firefox users that it will no longer be updating
version 2 of the browser and they should upgrade to version 3 right
away. The warning came alongside a security update patching ten
problems, four of them critical.
The critical problems involve cross-site scripting. That’s a serious
concern as it allows the unauthorised transfer of data that a user
sends to one site (such as a legitimate online bank) to another site
(such as one used by hackers to harvest information).
Three of these issues affect all editions of the browser while the
other is specific to version 2: a previous fix for that issue has now
been found insufficient. However, Mozilla warns that that’s your lot,
saying it “is not planning any further security and stability updates
for Firefox 2, and recommends that you upgrade to Firefox 3 as soon as
possible.”
The built-in ‘phishing protection’ service is also being withdrawn from Firefox 2, making the upgrade even more important."
Read more: http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:%20/2008/12/17/mozillas-security-warning-upgrade-to-firefox-3-today/
Download FireFox 3: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/
Additional Information: http://blog.mozilla.com/blog/2008/12/16/firefox-305-and-20019-security-updates-now-available-for-download/
