A new security update has been released for Gentoo Linux - Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities. Here the announcement:
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200606-12
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: June 11, 2006
Bugs: #135254
ID: 200606-12
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Synopsis
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Vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox allow privilege escalations for
JavaScript code, cross site scripting attacks, HTTP response smuggling
and possibly the execution of arbitrary code.
Background
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Mozilla Firefox is the next-generation web browser from the Mozilla
project.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 www-client/mozilla-firefox < 1.5.0.4 >= 1.5.0.4
2 www-client/mozilla-firefox-bin < 1.5.0.4 >= 1.5.0.4
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2 affected packages on all of their supported architectures.
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Description
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A number of vulnerabilities were found and fixed in Mozilla Firefox.
For details please consult the references below.
Impact
======
By enticing the user to visit a malicious website, a remote attacker
can inject arbitrary HTML and JavaScript Code into the user's browser,
execute JavaScript code with elevated privileges and possibly execute
arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running the
application.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Mozilla Firefox users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/mozilla-firefox-1.5.0.4"
All Mozilla Firefox binary users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/mozilla-firefox-bin-1.5.0.4"
Note: There is no stable fixed version for the Alpha architecture yet.
Users of Mozilla Firefox on Alpha should consider unmerging it until
such a version is available.
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2006-2775
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2775
[ 2 ] CVE-2006-2776
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2776
[ 3 ] CVE-2006-2777
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2777
[ 4 ] CVE-2006-2778
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2778
[ 5 ] CVE-2006-2779
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2779
[ 6 ] CVE-2006-2780
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2780
[ 7 ] CVE-2006-2782
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2782
[ 8 ] CVE-2006-2783
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2783
[ 9 ] CVE-2006-2784
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2784
[ 10 ] CVE-2006-2785
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2785
[ 11 ] CVE-2006-2786
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2786
[ 12 ] CVE-2006-2787
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2787
[ 13 ] Mozilla Foundation Security Advisories
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html#Firefox
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200606-12.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2006 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5