Mozilla’s widely used open-source Firefox browser has been shown to contain the highest number of severe vulnerabilities among popular consumer applications in 2008, according to new research from white-listing firm Bit9.
Versions two and three of Firefox were found to have 40 known vulnerabilities over the course of 2008. Second highest was Adobe Acrobat versions 8.1.2 and 8.1.1 with 31. In third place was Microsoft Windows Live (MSN) Messenger versions 4.7 and 5.1, with 19 vulnerabilities.
Bit9 chief technology officer Harry Sverdlove points out that the vendors “usually came up with a patch for these vulnerabilities, but many firms do not have the policies in place to ensure they are pushed out to each endpoint.”
“We recommend all IT shops establish policies so they clearly understand what applications are allowed and what they should do if vulnerabilities are discovered,” Sverdlove advised.
“They should also take an inventory of what is running. It’s fine to have a policy but another thing to monitor.”
Sverdlove also advised firms to put in place controls that prevent applications with vulnerabilities from running in the corporate environment.
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