gentoo-overlay/metadata/glsa/glsa-200609-19.xml

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<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
<glsa id="200609-19">
  <title>Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities</title>
  <synopsis>
    The Mozilla Foundation has reported numerous vulnerabilities in Mozilla
    Firefox, including one that may allow execution of arbitrary code.
  </synopsis>
  <product type="ebuild">Firefox</product>
  <announced>2006-09-28</announced>
  <revised count="01">2006-09-28</revised>
  <bug>147652</bug>
  <access>remote</access>
  <affected>
    <package name="www-client/mozilla-firefox" auto="yes" arch="*">
      <unaffected range="ge">1.5.0.7</unaffected>
      <vulnerable range="lt">1.5.0.7</vulnerable>
    </package>
    <package name="www-client/mozilla-firefox-bin" auto="yes" arch="*">
      <unaffected range="ge">1.5.0.7</unaffected>
      <vulnerable range="lt">1.5.0.7</vulnerable>
    </package>
  </affected>
  <background>
    <p>
    Mozilla Firefox is a redesign of the Mozilla Navigator component. The
    goal is to produce a cross-platform, stand-alone browser application.
    </p>
  </background>
  <description>
    <p>
    A number of vulnerabilities were found and fixed in Mozilla Firefox.
    For details please consult the references below.
    </p>
  </description>
  <impact type="normal">
    <p>
    The most severe vulnerability involves enticing a user to visit a
    malicious website, crashing the browser and executing arbitrary code
    with the rights of the user running the application.
    </p>
  </impact>
  <workaround>
    <p>
    There is no known workaround at this time.
    </p>
  </workaround>
  <resolution>
    <p>
    All Mozilla Firefox users should upgrade to the latest version:
    </p>
    <code>
    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "&gt;=www-client/mozilla-firefox-1.5.0.7"</code>
    <p>
    Users of the binary package should upgrade as well:
    </p>
    <code>
    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "&gt;=www-client/mozilla-firefox-bin-1.5.0.7"</code>
  </resolution>
  <references>
    <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-4253">CVE-2006-4253</uri>
    <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-4340">CVE-2006-4340</uri>
    <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-4565">CVE-2006-4565</uri>
    <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-4566">CVE-2006-4566</uri>
    <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-4567">CVE-2006-4567</uri>
    <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-4568">CVE-2006-4568</uri>
    <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-4569">CVE-2006-4569</uri>
    <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-4571">CVE-2006-4571</uri>
  </references>
  <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2006-09-25T12:31:14Z">
    frilled
  </metadata>
  <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2006-09-25T12:31:29Z">
    frilled
  </metadata>
</glsa>