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Fedora Core 3 2005-618: 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-2005-618 (devhelp).

A API document browser for GNOME 2.

Update Information:

Devhelp is an API document browser for the GNOME environment.

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 version of mozilla not vulnerable to these flaws.

Solution : http://www.fedoranews.org/blog/index.php?p=783
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

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