An updated firefox package that fixes various security issues is now
available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.
This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red
Hat Security Response Team.
Mozilla Firefox is an open source Web browser.
An integer overflow flaw was found in the way Firefox displayed certain web
content. A malicious web site could cause Firefox to crash, or execute
arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running Firefox.
(CVE-2008-2785)
A flaw was found in the way Firefox handled certain command line URLs. If
another application passed Firefox a malformed URL, it could result in
Firefox executing local malicious content with chrome privileges.
(CVE-2008-2933)
All firefox users should upgrade to this updated package, which contains
backported patches that correct these issues.
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188
| Red Hat Desktop (v. 4) |
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| SRPMS: |
firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.src.rpm
File outdated by: RHBA-2008:0783 |
6f248732de77ed2d87924dc0d56d47e6 |
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| IA-32: |
firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.i386.rpm
File outdated by: RHBA-2008:0783 |
32012102fc623103282ae810e86f0120 |
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| x86_64: |
firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.x86_64.rpm
File outdated by: RHBA-2008:0783 |
6f6c522ed5a6653dacfb5ed753bbc608 |
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| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 4) |
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| SRPMS: |
firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.src.rpm
File outdated by: RHBA-2008:0783 |
6f248732de77ed2d87924dc0d56d47e6 |
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| IA-32: |
firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.i386.rpm
File outdated by: RHBA-2008:0783 |
32012102fc623103282ae810e86f0120 |
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| IA-64: |
firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.ia64.rpm
File outdated by: RHBA-2008:0783 |
7cff7516dff79d4201001d623e9f9807 |
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| PPC: |
firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.ppc.rpm
File outdated by: RHBA-2008:0783 |
1aff46ea693455d9aac3cb9ee3f8f529 |
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| s390: |
firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.s390.rpm
File outdated by: RHBA-2008:0783 |
c4a216827e1de3b784c8d129bd853837 |
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| s390x: |
firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.s390x.rpm
File outdated by: RHBA-2008:0783 |
91af13a761709fa5ce68c8ccfcd843e1 |
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| x86_64: |
firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.x86_64.rpm
File outdated by: RHBA-2008:0783 |
6f6c522ed5a6653dacfb5ed753bbc608 |
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| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 4.5.z) |
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| SRPMS: |
firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.src.rpm
File outdated by: RHBA-2008:0783 |
6f248732de77ed2d87924dc0d56d47e6 |
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| IA-32: |
| firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.i386.rpm |
32012102fc623103282ae810e86f0120 |
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| IA-64: |
| firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.ia64.rpm |
7cff7516dff79d4201001d623e9f9807 |
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| PPC: |
| firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.ppc.rpm |
1aff46ea693455d9aac3cb9ee3f8f529 |
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| s390: |
| firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.s390.rpm |
c4a216827e1de3b784c8d129bd853837 |
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| s390x: |
| firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.s390x.rpm |
91af13a761709fa5ce68c8ccfcd843e1 |
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| x86_64: |
| firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.x86_64.rpm |
6f6c522ed5a6653dacfb5ed753bbc608 |
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| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 4) |
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| SRPMS: |
firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.src.rpm
File outdated by: RHBA-2008:0783 |
6f248732de77ed2d87924dc0d56d47e6 |
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| IA-32: |
firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.i386.rpm
File outdated by: RHBA-2008:0783 |
32012102fc623103282ae810e86f0120 |
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| IA-64: |
firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.ia64.rpm
File outdated by: RHBA-2008:0783 |
7cff7516dff79d4201001d623e9f9807 |
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| x86_64: |
firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.x86_64.rpm
File outdated by: RHBA-2008:0783 |
6f6c522ed5a6653dacfb5ed753bbc608 |
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| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 4.5.z) |
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| SRPMS: |
firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.src.rpm
File outdated by: RHBA-2008:0783 |
6f248732de77ed2d87924dc0d56d47e6 |
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| IA-32: |
| firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.i386.rpm |
32012102fc623103282ae810e86f0120 |
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| IA-64: |
| firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.ia64.rpm |
7cff7516dff79d4201001d623e9f9807 |
| |
| x86_64: |
| firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.x86_64.rpm |
6f6c522ed5a6653dacfb5ed753bbc608 |
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| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 4) |
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| SRPMS: |
firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.src.rpm
File outdated by: RHBA-2008:0783 |
6f248732de77ed2d87924dc0d56d47e6 |
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| IA-32: |
firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.i386.rpm
File outdated by: RHBA-2008:0783 |
32012102fc623103282ae810e86f0120 |
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| IA-64: |
firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.ia64.rpm
File outdated by: RHBA-2008:0783 |
7cff7516dff79d4201001d623e9f9807 |
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| x86_64: |
firefox-1.5.0.12-0.21.el4.x86_64.rpm
File outdated by: RHBA-2008:0783 |
6f6c522ed5a6653dacfb5ed753bbc608 |
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(The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network)
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452204 - CVE-2008-2785 mozilla: CSS reference counter overflow (ZDI-CAN-349)
454697 - CVE-2008-2933 Firefox command line URL launches multi-tabs
Critical: firefox security update