The LastPass password management service stores users’ passwords in the cloud, and they are retrieved by browser extensions when a user needs them to access an online account. The flaws were discovered by Google Project Zero researcher Tavis Ormandy, and responsibly disclosed to LastPass.īut while the company has pushed out what seems to be a slapdash and incomplete fix in the latest version of the Chrome extension (4.1.42, dated March 14, 2017), a fixed version of the Firefox plug-in has still not been released, as the company is waiting for Mozilla to greenlight it. Hope this solution helps to solve your repeated Firefox’ freezes and crashes.LastPass Chrome and Firefox extensions contain flaws that could allow malicious websites to steal victims’ passwords or execute commands on their computer. It can also be caused by one of your Firefox extensions. xpi file from to fix the Firefox freezes.
This is the forum thread where I got the information and separate LastPass. xpi file here if you want to install it straight to your Firefox, or if your version is still crashing and freezing the Mozilla Firefox browser. Well, it can, but try removing the LastPass extension (by refreshing Firefox or forcing it to go to SafeMode with 0 extensions/add-ons present) and see if the freezes stop.Īfter some Googling around (can’t remember where I got this solution, I think it’s on the LastPass’ forum), I found the fix by installing LastPass extension from LastPass’ official website a LastPass’ forum thread, and NOT on Firefox Add-Ons page. No, it’s not caused by the page you are on, as much as you suspect it to be. If you are using LastPass (you should) and getting frustrated with Firefox freezes and crashes, it is most probably caused by the LastPass extension.
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