--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2009-3100
2009-03-28 00:57:36
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name        : firefox
Product     : Fedora 10
Version     : 3.0.8
Release     : 1.fc10
URL         : Summary     : Mozilla Firefox Web browser
Description :
Mozilla Firefox is an open-source web browser, designed for standards
compliance, performance and portability.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Update Information:

A memory corruption flaw was discovered in the way Firefox handles XML files
containing an XSLT transform. A remote attacker could use this flaw to crash
Firefox or, potentially, execute arbitrary code as the user running Firefox.
(CVE-2009-1169)    A flaw was discovered in the way Firefox handles certain XUL
garbage collection events. A remote attacker could use this flaw to crash
Firefox or, potentially, execute arbitrary code as the user running Firefox.
(CVE-2009-1044)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------ChangeLog:

* Fri Mar 27 2009 Christopher Aillon  - 3.0.8-1
- Update to 3.0.8
* Wed Mar  4 2009 Jan Horak  - 3.0.7-1
- Update to 3.0.7
* Thu Feb 26 2009 Jan Horak  - 3.0.6-2
- Fixed spelling mistake in firefox.sh.in
* Wed Feb  4 2009 Christopher Aillon  - 3.0.6-1
- Update to 3.0.6
* Wed Jan  7 2009 Jan Horak  - 3.0.5-2
- Fixed wrong LANG and LC_MESSAGES variables interpretation (#441973) 
  in startup script.
* Tue Dec 16 2008 Christopher Aillon  3.0.5-1
- Update to 3.0.5
* Thu Nov 13 2008 Jan Horak  3.0.4-2
- Removed firefox-2.0-getstartpage.patch patch 
- Start page is set by different way
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------This update can be installed with the "yum" update program.  Use 
su -c 'yum update firefox' at the command line.
For more information, refer to "Managing Software with yum",
available at .

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Fedora 10 Update: firefox-3.0.8-1.fc10

March 28, 2009
A memory corruption flaw was discovered in the way Firefox handles XML files containing an XSLT transform

Summary

Mozilla Firefox is an open-source web browser, designed for standards

compliance, performance and portability.

A memory corruption flaw was discovered in the way Firefox handles XML files

containing an XSLT transform. A remote attacker could use this flaw to crash

Firefox or, potentially, execute arbitrary code as the user running Firefox.

(CVE-2009-1169) A flaw was discovered in the way Firefox handles certain XUL

garbage collection events. A remote attacker could use this flaw to crash

Firefox or, potentially, execute arbitrary code as the user running Firefox.

(CVE-2009-1044)

* Fri Mar 27 2009 Christopher Aillon - 3.0.8-1

- Update to 3.0.8

* Wed Mar 4 2009 Jan Horak - 3.0.7-1

- Update to 3.0.7

* Thu Feb 26 2009 Jan Horak - 3.0.6-2

- Fixed spelling mistake in firefox.sh.in

* Wed Feb 4 2009 Christopher Aillon - 3.0.6-1

- Update to 3.0.6

* Wed Jan 7 2009 Jan Horak - 3.0.5-2

- Fixed wrong LANG and LC_MESSAGES variables interpretation (#441973)

in startup script.

* Tue Dec 16 2008 Christopher Aillon 3.0.5-1

- Update to 3.0.5

* Thu Nov 13 2008 Jan Horak 3.0.4-2

- Removed firefox-2.0-getstartpage.patch patch

- Start page is set by different way

su -c 'yum update firefox' at the command line.

For more information, refer to "Managing Software with yum",

available at .

All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the

GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at

https://fedoraproject.org/security/

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FEDORA-2009-3100 2009-03-28 00:57:36 Product : Fedora 10 Version : 3.0.8 Release : 1.fc10 URL : Summary : Mozilla Firefox Web browser Description : Mozilla Firefox is an open-source web browser, designed for standards compliance, performance and portability. A memory corruption flaw was discovered in the way Firefox handles XML files containing an XSLT transform. A remote attacker could use this flaw to crash Firefox or, potentially, execute arbitrary code as the user running Firefox. (CVE-2009-1169) A flaw was discovered in the way Firefox handles certain XUL garbage collection events. A remote attacker could use this flaw to crash Firefox or, potentially, execute arbitrary code as the user running Firefox. (CVE-2009-1044) * Fri Mar 27 2009 Christopher Aillon - 3.0.8-1 - Update to 3.0.8 * Wed Mar 4 2009 Jan Horak - 3.0.7-1 - Update to 3.0.7 * Thu Feb 26 2009 Jan Horak - 3.0.6-2 - Fixed spelling mistake in firefox.sh.in * Wed Feb 4 2009 Christopher Aillon - 3.0.6-1 - Update to 3.0.6 * Wed Jan 7 2009 Jan Horak - 3.0.5-2 - Fixed wrong LANG and LC_MESSAGES variables interpretation (#441973) in startup script. * Tue Dec 16 2008 Christopher Aillon 3.0.5-1 - Update to 3.0.5 * Thu Nov 13 2008 Jan Horak 3.0.4-2 - Removed firefox-2.0-getstartpage.patch patch - Start page is set by different way su -c 'yum update firefox' at the command line. For more information, refer to "Managing Software with yum", available at . All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at https://fedoraproject.org/security/ Fedora-package-announce mailing list Fedora-package-announce@redhat.com http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-package-announce

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Product : Fedora 10
Version : 3.0.8
Release : 1.fc10
URL : Summary : Mozilla Firefox Web browser

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