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A newly uncovered vulnerability in most browsers can allow hackers to spoof the URL displayed in the address bar and the SSL certificate, a security firm warned Monday. The one exception -- Microsoft's Internet Explorer.

Danish security company Secunia posted an alert describing the vulnerability -- which affects Mozilla, Firefox, Safari, Opera, and Konqueror -- as a "moderately critical" problem.

Currently, none of the vendors have provided fixes for the flaw.

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That's probably the first time, when Microsoft did something properly! biggrin.gif
Concerned User
Sadly, Microsoft will parade this around. Hey, we'll let 'em have this one ...
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