mozilla security update
Security Advisory: Important
Updated mozilla packages that fix various security bugs are now available.
This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red
Hat Security Response Team.
[Updated 24 May 2005]
This erratum now includes updated devhelp packages which are required to
satisfy a dependancy on systems that have devhelp packages installed.
Mozilla is an open source Web browser, advanced email and newsgroup client,
IRC chat client, and HTML editor.
Several bugs were found in the way Mozilla executes javascript code.
Javascript executed from a web page should run with a restricted access
level, preventing dangerous actions. It is possible that a malicious web
page could execute javascript code with elevated privileges, allowing
access to protected data and functions. The Common Vulnerabilities and
Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CAN-2005-1476,
CAN-2005-1477, CAN-2005-1531, and CAN-2005-1532 to these issues.
Users of Mozilla are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which
contains Mozilla version 1.7.8 to correct these issues.
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network,
launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:
up2date
This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate
RPMs being upgraded on your system.
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