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Mozilla Release Firefox 13.0.1 Browser Update

19/06/2012 Stuart Davey

Firefox 13.0.1 introduces the following new features, security updates and fixes

FIXED – Windows Messenger did not load in Hotmail, and the Hotmail inbox did not auto-update (764546, fixed in 13.0.1)
FIXED – Hebrew text sometimes rendered incorrectly (756850, fixed in 13.0.1)
FIXED – Flash 11.3 sometimes caused a crash on quit (747683, fixed in 13.0.1)
NEW – When opening a new tab, users are now presented with their most visited pages
NEW – The default home page now has quicker access to bookmarks, history, settings, and more
CHANGED – SPDY protocol now enabled by default for faster browsing on supported sites
CHANGED – Restored background tabs are not loaded by default for faster startup
CHANGED – Smooth scrolling is now enabled by default
DEVELOPER – 72 total improvements to Page Inspector, HTML panel, Style Inspector, Scratchpad and Style Editor
DEVELOPER – The column-fill CSS property has been implemented
DEVELOPER – Experimental support for ECMAScript 6 Map and Set objects has been implemented
DEVELOPER – Support for the CSS3 background-position property extended syntax has been added
DEVELOPER – The :invalidpseudo-class can now be applied to the element
DEVELOPER – The CSS turn <angle> unit is now supported
SECURITY FIX – MFSA 2012-40 Buffer overflow and use-after-free issues found using Address Sanitizer
SECURITY FIX – MFSA 2012-39 NSS parsing errors with zero length items
SECURITY FIX – MFSA 2012-38 Use-after-free while replacing/inserting a node in a document
SECURITY FIX – MFSA 2012-37 Information disclosure though Windows file shares and shortcut files
SECURITY FIX – MFSA 2012-36 Content Security Policy inline-script bypass
SECURITY FIX – MFSA 2012-35 Privilege escalation through Mozilla Updater and Windows Updater Service
SECURITY FIX – MFSA 2012-34 Miscellaneous memory safety hazards

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Watchguard XTM 2 Series, XTM 3 Series, XTM 5 Series, XTM 8 Series – Fireware XTM OS 11.5.2 – CSP1 Build # 338385

22/03/2012 Stuart Davey

Watchguard XTM 2 Series, XTM 3 Series, XTM 5 Series, XTM 8 Series – Fireware XTM OS 11.5.2 – CSP1 Build # 338385

11.5.2 – CSP1 Build # 338385 resolves the following issues:

BUG65256: Iked periodically stack traces eip=0x080648e6

BUG65047: Eicar attachment with password encrypted through GAV

BUG64897: support.tgz fails to write to USB when usb diagnostics enable is used from CLI

BUG64883: UTF8 encoded X-WatchGuard-AntiVirus header breaks attachments with long filenames

BUG65505: possible issue in chunking handling of the http proxy

BUG61091: Firebox cluster A/P, complete lockup

BUG59953: Kernel panic

BUG65252: External I/F link status shows down on Bridge mode

BUG60037: Traffic disrupted during config save with a large # of 1 to 1 Nat entries

BUG64920: Shrew client cannot connect with static IPs on 11.5.1

BUG65333: BOVPN latency is too high in 11.5.1

BUG65430: kernel reporting hung sm task after bootup

Bug65591: XTM830 the throughout will go down when traffic goes though many secondary IPs on external and Vlans on Trusted

RFE63940, BUG62222,BUG56839,BUG64511 : reduce the memory spike during signature update. Reduced memory during signature update will help resolve occurrence of GAV Job Open Failed errors and Proxy failures due to reaching low memory threshold.
BUG64546, BUG64857: changes to resolve file system writing error introduced in v11.5.1 on XTM 21-23 models. The file system error caused several problems such as; management access stops, wireless stops working, new connections through the Firebox may fail.

You can request 11.5.2 – CSP1 Build # 338385 from Watchguard Support by logging a support case online, they should then be able to provide an ftp download link and appropriate credentials. Please note that Watchguard CSP releases are cumulative so you should only need to apply the latest to ensure that you also have any previous fixes.

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HTTP and HTTPS requests or traffic to a Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, SBS 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2 or SBS 2011 machine may exhibit increased latency if the connection is through a network load balancer

01/02/2012 Stuart Davey

If you utilise Microsoft Internet Information Services IIS or an application that uses the System.Net.HttpListener class is installed or running on one the operating systems below, and you have a Network Load Balancer then you may find that Increased latency occurs on HTTP and HTTPS requests and traffic.

This issue occurs because the HTTP and HTTPS requests from clients can include zero length data in the SSL records, certain server-side variables do not update correctly in this instance and Http.sys leaves the connection in the CLOSE_WAIT state. This intern exhausts the open connection limit can introduce latency, timeouts and connection problems.

Affected Operating Systems:

Microsoft Windows Vista

Microsoft Windows 7

Microsoft Windows Server 2008

Microsoft Small Business Server 2008 – SBS 2008

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2

Microsoft Small Business Server 2011 – SBS 2011

The Microsoft Knowledge Base Article KB 2634328 includes further information on this issue and provides an updated version of Http.sys that corrects the issue http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2634328

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Cannot Open or View PDF Files using Internet Explorer Browser

25/10/2011 Stuart Davey Leave a comment

A very common issue that Internet Explorer 8 and 9 users can face is an inability to view or download PDF files from a secure site (HTTPS). As an example you will find that if you try to view the PDF in a browser window you will simply see a blank page. This is due to the use of cache control headers which don’t seem to work correctly with secure sites in Internet Explorer.

If you are having this particular issue then please do the following:

Start “regedit” the default Windows Registry Editor
Next you need to locate this registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
Click on the “Edit” menu and then click “New” and then “Dword Value”, you will need to do this twice so that you can setup both the keys below.

Name = BypassSSLNoCacheCheck Type = Dword Data = 1 (Hex or Decimal)

Name = BypassHTTPNoCacheCheck Type = Dword Data = 1 (Hex or Decimal)

Close Regedit and Reboot, you should now find that the issue is resolved.

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HTTP and HTTPS requests or traffic to a Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, SBS 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2 or SBS 2011 machine may exhibit increased latency if the connection is through a network load balancer

Cannot Open or View PDF Files using Internet Explorer Browser

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