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Mozilla/Firefox security manager certificate handling DoS

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Acertains the version of Mozilla/Firefox

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is using Mozilla, an alternative web browser.

The Mozilla Personal Security Manager (PSM) contains a flaw
that may permit a attacker to import silently a certificate into
the PSM certificate store.
This corruption may result in a deny of SSL connections.

Solution : Upgrade to the latest version of this software
Network Security Threat Level: Medium

Networks Security ID: 10703

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 David Maciejak

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