| Description: | Description:
The remote host is missing an update to mozilla
announced via advisory FEDORA-2005-873.
Mozilla is an open-source Web browser, designed for standards
compliance, performance, and portability.
Update Information:
An updated mozilla package that fixes a security bug is now
available for Fedora Core 4.
This update has been rated as having critical security
impact by the Fedora Security Response Team.
Mozilla is an open source Web browser, advanced email and
newsgroup client, IRC chat client, and HTML editor.
A bug was found in the way Mozilla processes certain
international domain names. An attacker could create a
specially crafted HTML file, which when viewed by the victim
would cause Mozilla to crash or possibly execute arbitrary
code. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project
(cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CVE-2005-2871 to this
issue.
Users of Mozilla are advised to upgrade to this updated
package that contains a backported patch and is not
vulnerable to this issue.
* Fri Sep 9 2005 Christopher Aillon 37:1.7.10-1.5.2
- Fix for CVE-2005-2871
Solution: Apply the appropriate updates.
This update can be downloaded from:
http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/updates/4/
This update can also be installed with the Update Agent
you can
launch the Update Agent with the 'up2date' command.
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=FEDORA-2005-873
Risk factor : High
CVSS Score:
7.5
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