Secunia Security Advisory - Red Hat has issued an update for firefox. This fixes multiple vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting and spoofing attacks, bypass certain security restrictions, disclose sensitive information, and potentially compromise a vulnerable system.
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TITLE:
Red Hat update for firefox
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA40650
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RELEASE DATE:
2010-07-21
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DESCRIPTION:
Red Hat has issued an update for firefox. This fixes multiple
vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to
conduct cross-site scripting and spoofing attacks, bypass certain
security restrictions, disclose sensitive information, and
potentially compromise a vulnerable system.
For more information:
SA39925
SA40283
SOLUTION:
Updated packages are available via Red Hat Network.
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ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
RHSA-2010:0547-1:
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0547.html
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EXTENDED SOLUTION:
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EXPLOIT:
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