456951 - ALL passwords gone after automatic update on Sept. 25

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 454993

(Firefox :: Security, defect)

Description

[dsr]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; de; rv:1.9.0.2) Gecko/2008091620 Firefox/3.0.2
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; de; rv:1.9.0.2) Gecko/2008091620 Firefox/3.0.2

my firfox version :
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; de; rv:1.9.0.2) Gecko/2008091620 Firefox/3.0.2

after having closed a session an automatic update took place on Sept. 25th.
after restarting firefox  A L L  passwords were gone. I am not using a master pw as I am the only one using the pc.
not only that this happened the "renewed" firefox does no longer store any passwords even if I tell him to do so.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. open the browser, open extras / settings / security
2. click on store passwords; confirm with ok
3. the browser does no longer store pw
4. close the browser do it all again; same result

Comment 1

[Jesper Hansen]

Please see bug 454993

Comment 2

[Vlado Valastiak [:wladow]]

See also http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Cannot%20use%20or%20save%20passwords%20after%20upgrading%20Firefox