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TITLE:
Gentoo update for firefox

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA20561

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/20561/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
Security Bypass, Cross Site Scripting, System access

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Gentoo Linux 1.x
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DESCRIPTION:
Gentoo has issued an update for firefox. This fixes multiple
vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass
certain security restrictions, conduct cross-site scripting and HTTP
response smuggling attacks, and potentially compromise a user's
system.

For more information:
SA20376

SOLUTION:
Mozilla Firefox users:
Update to "www-client/mozilla-firefox-1.5.0.4" or later.

Mozilla Firefox binary users:
Update to "www-client/mozilla-firefox-bin-1.5.0.4" or later.

The vendor recommends users of Mozilla Firefox on the Alpha
architecture to unmerge it until a stable fixed version is available.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-12.xml

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA20376:
http://secunia.com/advisories/20376/

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