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Just how buggy is Firefox?
Published September 9th, 2006 in All Categories, Exploits & Vulnerabilities, Firefox, Security
Security researchers that carried out a code analysis of popular open source browser Firefox using 
automated tools, have discovered scores of potential defects and security vulnerabilities despite coming to the conclusion that the software was generally well written.
A former Mozilla developer has criticised the methodology of the analysis and said it provides little help in unearthing real security bugs.
Several versions of the software were put through their paces by Adam Harrsion of Klocwork using Klocwork’s K7 analysis tool. The analysis, which culminated in an examination of Firefox version 1.5.0.6 unearthed 611 defects and 71 potential security bugs. Just how buggy is Firefox? | The Register
