Download Last update for Firefox 2 ( Firefox 2.0.0.19 )

[Mac rumor]

The December 17 2008 marks the end of the path to Firefox 2. The open source browser from the Mozilla Foundation is the subject, with version 2.0.0.19 today proposed to users of its latest update. There will be no other software and will no longer be "supported". Users of Firefox 2 are logically asked to switch to his successor, Firefox 3.

The latter is also entitled to an update (3.0.5) today. Customers who used the previous version (3.0.4) just have to visit the menu "," then "About Mozilla Firefox" to update their browser.

Updates to Firefox 2 and 3 are intended to correct errors and security vulnerabilities. Remember that Mozilla has also recently released beta 2 of Firefox 3.1 and the Beta 1 Thunderbird 3, its software mail client. Camino browser for Mac OS X supported by Mozilla, goes for its part, to version 1.6.6. The software, available in several languages including French, gets the Gecko rendering engine 1.8.1.19 and better management blocking advertisements.


Download Firefox 2.0.0.19 for Windows

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Download Firefox 2.0.0.19 for Linux

[Mac rumor]

Fixed in Firefox 2.0.0.19

• XSS vulnerabilities in SessionStore
• MFSA 2008-68 XSS and JavaScript privilege escalation
• MFSA 2008-67 Escaped null characters ignored by CSS parser
• MFSA 2008-66 Errors parsing URLs with leading whitespace and control characters
• MFSA 2008-65 Cross-domain data theft via script redirect error message
• MFSA 2008-64 XMLHttpRequest 302 response disclosure
• MFSA 2008-62 Additional XSS attack vectors in feed preview
• MFSA 2008-61 Information stealing via loadBindingDocument
• MFSA 2008-60 Crashes with evidence of memory corruption (rv:1.9.0.5/1.8.1.19)

[Mac rumor]

Mozilla releases version 2.0.0.20 of its open source browser. The foundation invited his followers to move now to Firefox 3.

Version 2.0.0.19 was the latest update of Firefox 2. Missed. Mozilla today announced a new update to the second version of its browser, 2.0.0.20, just fix a security flaw in Windows deemed non-critical by the foundation.

Downloading can be done manually ( "Check for Updates" in the Help menu). Otherwise, the update will be automatically after 24 to 48 hours.

Mozilla announced that there will be no version 2.0.0.21 (finally, in principle ...). Users are therefore advised to switch to Firefox 3 (settings and favorites are stored), who has just upgrade to 3.0.5. Especially since the V2 no longer has phishing tool.

Firefox 2 is available in various languages for Windows, Mac and Linux.