Security update for Mozilla

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(Last modified: 29SEP2005)

solutions Security update for Mozilla SuSE Linux Maintenance Web (4f19e198bd78960e9bfc40d41f8aafae)

Applies to

Package: mozilla
mozilla-irc
mozilla-mail
mozilla-deat
Product(s): SuSE Linux Desktop 1.0
Patch: patch-10499
Release: 20050929
Obsoletes: e20e43dabc72bffe909f8ae39f4732d8
5d8a2e937d71e010fee1a9fc78ce063f
c8714c9c87fbfbe9ef59302860f58032

Indications

Everyone using Mozilla should update.

Contraindications

None.

Problem description

This update includes all security fixes from Mozilla 1.7.12:

CAN-2005-2701: Heap overrun in XBM image processing
CAN-2005-2702: Crash on "zero-width non-joiner" sequence
CAN-2005-2703: XMLHttpRequest header spoofing
CAN-2005-2704: Object spoofing using XBL <implements>
CAN-2005-2705: JavaScript integer overflow
CAN-2005-2706: Privilege escalation using about: scheme
CAN-2005-2707: Chrome window spoofing

Solution

Please install the updates provided at the location noted below.

Installation notes

This update is provided as an RPM package that can easily be installed onto a running system by using this command:


rpm -Fvh mozilla.rpm mozilla-irc.rpm mozilla-mail.rpm mozilla-deat.rpm

links to download packages

SUSE Linux Desktop 1.0 (i386)

Download Source Packages

Download the source code of the patches for maintained products.

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