Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200605-06.
Solution
All Mozilla Firefox 1.5 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-client/mozilla-firefox-1.5.0.3'
All Mozilla Firefox 1.5 binary users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-client/mozilla-firefox-bin-1.5.0.3'
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200605-06 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=131138
Insight
The Mozilla Firefox 1.5 line is vulnerable to a buffer overflow in the JavaScript extension which may in theory lead to remote execution of arbitrary code.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2006-1993 -
CVSS Base Score: 5.1
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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