Re: Netscape update on their web site

Manoj Kasichainula (manojk@IO.COM)
Fri, 13 Jun 1997 17:34:07 -0500

On Fri, Jun 13, 1997 at 10:22:06AM -0400, Robert Watson wrote:
> URL: http://home.netscape.com/misc/security_update.html
>
> A potential security bug may exist in beta versions of Netscape
> Communicator and 3.x versions of Netscape Navigator.
[snip]
> Technical details of the potential bug have not been disclosed to Netscape
> or the general public by the Internet Consultant from Denmark.

As of a few hours ago, Netscape found the bug. They say they will
release fixed versions of Communicator for Windows next week. The Unix
and Mac versions, when released will include the fixes, and they'll
fix Navigator after Communicator.

see <URL:http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,11487,00.html>

No info on details of the bug or exploits that I can find.

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