-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONECTIVA LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- PACKAGE : netscape SUMMARY : Remote javascript vulnerability DATE : 2001-04-17 11:46:00 ID : CLA-2001:393 RELEVANT RELEASES : 4.0, 4.0es, 4.1, 4.2, 5.0, prg graficos, ecommerce, 5.1, 6.0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- DESCRIPTION There is a vulnerability related to javascript in versions below 4.77 of Netscape that allow a remote webserver (which the user is accessing at a particular time) to, for example, obtain information about the client using the "about:" protocol, such as browser history (about:global) or even browser configuration (about:config). SOLUTION Netscape version 4.77 has been released to correct this problem. It is recommended that all netscape users upgrade their packages. DIRECT DOWNLOAD LINKS TO THE UPDATED PACKAGES ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/4.0/SRPMS/netscape-4.77-1cl.src.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/4.0/i386/netscape-common-4.77-1cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/4.0/i386/netscape-communicator-4.77-1cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/4.0/i386/netscape-navigator-4.77-1cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/4.0es/SRPMS/netscape-4.77-1cl.src.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/4.0es/i386/netscape-common-4.77-1cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/4.0es/i386/netscape-communicator-4.77-1cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/4.0es/i386/netscape-navigator-4.77-1cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/4.1/SRPMS/netscape-4.77-1cl.src.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/4.1/i386/netscape-common-4.77-1cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/4.1/i386/netscape-communicator-4.77-1cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/4.1/i386/netscape-navigator-4.77-1cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/4.2/SRPMS/netscape-4.77-1cl.src.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/4.2/i386/netscape-common-4.77-1cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/4.2/i386/netscape-communicator-4.77-1cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/4.2/i386/netscape-navigator-4.77-1cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/5.0/SRPMS/netscape-4.77-1cl.src.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/5.0/i386/netscape-common-4.77-1cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/5.0/i386/netscape-communicator-4.77-1cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/5.0/i386/netscape-navigator-4.77-1cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/5.1/SRPMS/netscape-4.77-1cl.src.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/5.1/i386/netscape-common-4.77-1cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/5.1/i386/netscape-communicator-4.77-1cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/5.1/i386/netscape-navigator-4.77-1cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/6.0/SRPMS/netscape-4.77-1cl.src.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/6.0/RPMS/netscape-common-4.77-1cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/6.0/RPMS/netscape-communicator-4.77-1cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/6.0/RPMS/netscape-navigator-4.77-1cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/ferramentas/ecommerce/SRPMS/netscape-4.77-1cl.src.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/ferramentas/ecommerce/i386/netscape-common-4.77-1cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/ferramentas/ecommerce/i386/netscape-communicator-4.77-1cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/ferramentas/ecommerce/i386/netscape-navigator-4.77-1cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/ferramentas/graficas/SRPMS/netscape-4.77-1cl.src.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/ferramentas/graficas/i386/netscape-common-4.77-1cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/ferramentas/graficas/i386/netscape-communicator-4.77-1cl.i386.rpm ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br/ferramentas/graficas/i386/netscape-navigator-4.77-1cl.i386.rpm ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS Users of Conectiva Linux version 6.0 or higher may use apt to perform upgrades of RPM packages: - add the following line to /etc/apt/sources.list if it is not there yet (you may also use linuxconf to do this): rpm [cncbr] ftp://atualizacoes.conectiva.com.br 6.0/conectiva updates (replace 6.0 with the correct version number if you are not running CL6.0) - run: apt-get update - after that, execute: apt-get upgrade Detailed instructions reagarding the use of apt and upgrade examples can be found at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/#apt?idioma=en - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- All packages are signed with Conectiva's GPG key. The key and instructions on how to import it can be found at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/seguranca/chave/?idioma=en Instructions on how to check the signatures of the RPM packages can be found at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/seguranca/politica/?idioma=en - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- All our advisories and generic update instructions can be viewed at http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?idioma=en - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- subscribe: conectiva-updates-subscribeat_private unsubscribe: conectiva-updates-unsubscribeat_private -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.4 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE63FdR42jd0JmAcZARApPAAKDt/H/sSsc6t80zKOgLk1FKrUiceACcCUmz ktwjopIJy8m4CVVJUJRpOX4= =klwc -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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