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Fedora Core 3 2005-252: devhelp

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Check for the version of the devhelp package

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory FEDORA-2005-252 (devhelp).

A API document browser for GNOME 2.

Update Information:

There were several security flaws found in the mozilla package, which
devhelp depends on. Users of devhelp are advised to upgrade to this
updated package which has been rebuilt against a later version of
mozilla which is not vulnerable to these flaws.

Solution : Get the newest Fedora Updates
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2005 Tenable Network Security

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