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Communicator security fix posted
October 8, 1998
Web posted at: 11:00 AM EDT
by Paul Heltzel
(IDG) -- Netscape Communications on Tuesday released
Communicator 4.07, which fixes a JavaScript security
hole. The browser is now available for download on
Netscape's FTP site (link below).
The fix prohibits a Web site from launching a malicious
JavaScript program that could read the URLs in the
cache on your hard drive. According to Netscape there
are no reports of this occurring, but the bug potentially
could be exploited on any platform of Navigator 3.x to
Communicator 4.0 through 4.06.
If you don't wish to upgrade to Communicator 4.07, the
company recommends protecting your cache from
snoops by turning it off. In Communicator and
Navigator, select the Edit menu, then choose
Preferences, Advanced, Cache. Click the Clear
Memory Cache and Clear Disk Cache buttons
(selecting OK each time a confirmation box opens).
Enter 0 in the Memory Cache and Disk Cache fields,
then click OK. The downside to this safe browsing tip
is slower-loading pages, at least ones that you've
already visited, which are stored in memory on your
hard drive.
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