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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Red Hat Local Security Checks >> RHSA-2005-769: mozilla Vulnerability Assessment Details
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RHSA-2005-769: mozilla |
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Check for the version of the mozilla packages Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment An updated mozilla package that fixes a security bug is now available. This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. Mozilla is an open source Web browser, advanced email and newsgroup client, IRC chat client, and HTML editor. A bug was found in the way Mozilla processes certain international domain names. A possible hacker could create a specially crafted HTML file, which when viewed by the victim would cause Mozilla to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2005-2871 to this issue. Users of Mozilla are advised to upgrade to this updated package that contains a backported patch and is not vulnerable to this issue. Solution : http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-769.html Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2005 Tenable Network Security |
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