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Fedora update for firefox
Secunia Advisory: SA29906
Release Date: 2008-04-23
Popularity: 2,325 views

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

OS:Fedora 7
Fedora 8

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CVE reference:CVE-2008-1380


Description:
Fedora has issued an update for firefox. This fixes a vulnerability, which can potentially be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

For more information:
SA29787

Solution:
Apply updated packages via the yum utility. Please see vendor advisories for further details.

Original Advisory:
Fedora 7:
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00432.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00433.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00434.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00435.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00436.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00437.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00438.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00439.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00440.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00441.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00442.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00443.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00444.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00435.html

Fedora 8:
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00481.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00482.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00483.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00484.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00485.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00486.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00487.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00488.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00489.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00490.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00491.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00492.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00493.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00494.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00502.html

Other References:
SA29787:
http://secunia.com/advisories/29787/


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