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Gentoo update for mozilla-firefox
Secunia Advisory: SA20019
Release Date: 2006-05-08
Popularity: 5,824 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: DoS
System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Gentoo Linux 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-1993


Description:
Gentoo has issued an update for mozilla-firefox. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially compromise a user's system.

For more information:
SA19802

Solution:
Mozilla Firefox 1.5 users:
Update to version "www-client/mozilla-firefox-1.5.0.3" or later.

Mozilla Firefox 1.5 binary users:
Update to version "www-client/mozilla-firefox-bin-1.5.0.3" or later.

Original Advisory:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-06.xml

Other References:
SA19802:
http://secunia.com/advisories/19802/


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