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From: secureCONECTIVA.COM.BR
Date: Tue Apr 17 2001 - 09:46:42 CDT

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CONECTIVA LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT
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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

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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.

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

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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
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All our advisories and generic update instructions can be viewed at
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?idioma=en

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