>> > I am using FreeBSD 6.0 release and Firefox 1.5_5.1. With my old kernel >> > which did not have SMP and hyperthreading enabled, it would just run >> > the cpu up to 100% upon startup. Now with SMP and hyperthreading >> > enabled it locks up the computer and I have to give the computer a hard >> > power down. The cpu is a P4. >> >> > Any hints as to what might be going on are appreciated. >> >> It's a new bug (with workable exploit) in Firefox 1.5. >> Delete file history.dat from you Firefox 1.5 installation. >> >> http://www.softodrom.ru/win/blogs/b717.shtml (In Russian) >> http://www.securitylab.ru/poc/extra/242789.php (In English)
> I went and tried that, but I still ended up crashing my computer. I > wonder if I should delete the whole ~/.mozilla/firefox directory? > Perhaps it is corrupted. Quote from http://www.securitylab.ru/poc/extra/242789.php >The next time that firefox is >opened, it will instantly crash due to a buffer overflow -- this will >happen everytime until you manually delete the history.dat file -- which >most users won't figure out. Maybe problem in something other... -- С уважением, FreeBSD mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
