Security update for MozillaFirefox,MozillaFirefox-translations

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(Last modified: 19SEP2006)

solutions Security update for MozillaFirefox, MozillaFirefox-translations SuSE Linux Maintenance Web (ef4a219c3a29a3b7d4c57c43cccd0acc)

Applies to

Package: MozillaFirefox
MozillaFirefox-translations
Product(s): SUSE SLED 10 for x86
SUSE SLED 10 for AMD64 and Intel EM64T
SUSE SLES 10 for x86
SUSE SLES 10 for IPF
SUSE SLES 10 for IBM POWER
SUSE SLES 10 for IBM zSeries 64bit
SUSE SLES 10 for AMD64 and Intel EM64T
Novell Linux Desktop 9 for x86
Novell Linux Desktop 9 for x86_64
Patch: patch-11221
Release: 20060919
Obsoletes: none

Indications

Everyone using Mozilla Firefox should install this update.

Contraindications

None.

Description

This security update brings Mozilla Firefox to version 1.5.0.7.
It includes fixes to the following security problems:

MFSA 2006-64/CVE-2006-4571: Crashes with evidence of memory corruption.
MFSA 2006-63/CVE-2006-4570: JavaScript execution in e-mail via XBL.
MFSA 2006-62/CVE-2006-4569: Popup-blocker cross-site scripting (XSS.)
MFSA 2006-61/CVE-2006-4568: Frame spoofing using document.open().
MFSA 2006-60/CVE-2006-4340/CERT VU#845620: RSA Signature Forgery.
MFSA 2006-59/CVE-2006-4253: Concurrency-related vulnerability.
MFSA 2006-58/CVE-2006-4567: Auto-Update compromise through DNS and SSL spoofing.
MFSA 2006-57/CVE-2006-4565/CVE-2006-4566: JavaScript Regular Expression Heap Corruption.

More details can be found on http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html

Installation notes

This update is provided as RPM packages that can easily be installed onto a running system by using this command:
rpm -Fvh MozillaFirefox.rpm MozillaFirefox-translations.rpm

links to download packages

Download Source Packages

Download the source code of the patches for maintained products.

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