There is a known exploit available that will crash Firefox 1.5. I have tested it on several of my own systems. I found it up on packetstormsecurity.org the other day, and here is the link: http://packetstormsecurity.org/0606-exploits/moz1504.txt So probably there are people embedding this into their sites either on purpose or through plain coding coincidence. Slide wrote: > I've seen FF crash on Linux when viewing flash animations with sound, > that might be related to arts vs. oss, but I'm not sure. > > On 6/9/06, Terence Chang wrote: >> I am pure Windows user. I have been using Firefox 99.9% of time, >> except my >> wife is using IE. >> >> I only have firefox crash issues with Flash and Adobe Acrobat Reader >> every >> once a while. >> >> Firefox is still the best. >> >> >> Kurt Granroth wrote: >> On Friday 09 June 2006 07:25, Lynn Newton wrote: >> > I'm just looking for verification that I'm not the only person for >> > whom Firefox crashes often, in my case three or four times a day. >> > Sometimes more. >> > >> > I'm running version 1.5.0.4 on SuSE Linux 9.2 on x86-64 (AMD 64) >> > architecture. I'll admit that I drive it pretty hard -- Usually >> have three >> > windows open on three slots in my virtual desktop, anywhere from >> > two to ten or more tabs per window, stuff like RSS (Sage) and a >> > fistful of extensions (Customize Google, FlashGot, WebDeveloper, >> > Tab Mix Plus, Image Zoom, ViewSourceWith, Google Toolbar for >> > Firefox, Google Notebook, also a bunch of Ajax driven stuff -- >> > gmail, Google Calendar, and that sort of interactive stuff. >> > All of it is up to date. >> > >> > So it doesn't surprise me when once in a while it takes a dive, and >> > so far I've been willing to live with it, since I love Firefox and >> have >> > no intention or desire of switching. >> > >> > But a widely-used application crashing several times a day? >> > The only time I've ever experienced that is running Windows. >> > (Which I almost never do.) >> >> I haven't had a "pure" Firefox instance crash on me at all since the >> days >> when >> it was Phoenix. By itself, it's remarkably stable on Linux, OS X, and >> Windows. >> >> However, I've had uncountable crashes related to extensions. Things like >> Flash cause almost daily 'hangs' and crashes on my daughter's system. >> Firefox may be stable, but it seems that *anything* you can add on is >> not! >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - >> PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> >> __________________________________________________ >> Do You Yahoo!? >> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >> http://mail.yahoo.com >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - >> PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss