GLSA 200609-19: Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	09/28/2006
Bugs:	#147652
ID:	200609-19

Synopsis

The Mozilla Foundation has reported numerous vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox, including one that may allow execution of arbitrary code.

Background

Mozilla Firefox is a redesign of the Mozilla Navigator component. The goal is to produce a cross-platform, stand-alone browser application.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
www-client/mozilla-firefox	< 1.5.0.7	>= 1.5.0.7	All supported architectures
www-client/mozilla-firefox-bin	< 1.5.0.7	>= 1.5.0.7	All supported architectures

Description

A number of vulnerabilities were found and fixed in Mozilla Firefox. For details please consult the references below.

Impact

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.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Mozilla Firefox users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/mozilla-firefox-1.5.0.7"

Users of the binary package should upgrade as well:


    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/mozilla-firefox-bin-1.5.0.7"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200609-19.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.