Linux-Mandrake Security Update Advisory: netscape update

Dec 15, 2000, 00:12 (1 Talkback[s])

Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 15:28:00 -0700
From: Linux Mandrake Security Team security@linux-mandrake.com
To: Linux Mandrake Security Announcements security-announce@linux-mandrake.com
Subject: [Security Announce] MDKSA-2000:080 - netscape update

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                Linux-Mandrake Security Update Advisory

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Package name:           netscape
Date:                   December 14th, 2000
Advisory ID:            MDKSA-2000:080

Affected versions:      6.0, 6.1, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2

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Problem Description:

A buffer overflow exists in the HTML parser code of the Netscape web browser in all versions prior to and including 4.75. This buffer overflow can be exploited by a remote attacker or web site.

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Please verify the update prior to upgrading to ensure the integrity of the downloaded package. You can do this with the command:
rpm --checksig package.rpm
You can get the GPG public key of the Linux-Mandrake Security Team at http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/RPM-GPG-KEYS

If you use MandrakeUpdate, the verification of md5 checksum and GPG signature is performed automatically for you.

Linux-Mandrake 6.0:
7a765a240a72e62e948fefecfdcbc5a1 6.0/RPMS/netscape-common-4.76-3.1mdk.i586.rpm
9317d66e4942793282cd1ff35f389849 6.0/RPMS/netscape-communicator-4.76-3.1mdk.i586.rpm
0738e861f38cccbb2a1d0acc7ccb3d37 6.0/RPMS/netscape-navigator-4.76-3.1mdk.i586.rpm
b5916860839dff94b63da356b27ff67c 6.0/SRPMS/netscape-4.76-3.1mdk.src.rpm

Linux-Mandrake 6.1:
7a765a240a72e62e948fefecfdcbc5a1 6.1/RPMS/netscape-common-4.76-3.1mdk.i586.rpm
9317d66e4942793282cd1ff35f389849 6.1/RPMS/netscape-communicator-4.76-3.1mdk.i586.rpm
0738e861f38cccbb2a1d0acc7ccb3d37 6.1/RPMS/netscape-navigator-4.76-3.1mdk.i586.rpm
b5916860839dff94b63da356b27ff67c 6.1/SRPMS/netscape-4.76-3.1mdk.src.rpm

Linux-Mandrake 7.0:
b566dcd5d6d1d4deebbfd75283d5febb 7.0/RPMS/netscape-castellano-4.76-2mdk.noarch.rpm
7a765a240a72e62e948fefecfdcbc5a1 7.0/RPMS/netscape-common-4.76-3.1mdk.i586.rpm
9317d66e4942793282cd1ff35f389849 7.0/RPMS/netscape-communicator-4.76-3.1mdk.i586.rpm
41f7595b53bddf2ed77f931d24b61e49 7.0/RPMS/netscape-francais-4.76-1mdk.noarch.rpm
0738e861f38cccbb2a1d0acc7ccb3d37 7.0/RPMS/netscape-navigator-4.76-3.1mdk.i586.rpm
6703445b94cba32592496bf011975a58 7.0/RPMS/netscape-walon-4.76-1mdk.noarch.rpm
b5916860839dff94b63da356b27ff67c 7.0/SRPMS/netscape-4.76-3.1mdk.src.rpm
e4e64765b0eb8828391b32dbfc7733fb 7.0/SRPMS/netscape-castellano-4.76-2mdk.src.rpm
68de739c1f08f07da85db47310d3d846 7.0/SRPMS/netscape-francais-4.76-1mdk.src.rpm
73db5ba30c10246d0c6bdcf341210653 7.0/SRPMS/netscape-walon-4.76-1mdk.src.rpm

Linux-Mandrake 7.1:
b566dcd5d6d1d4deebbfd75283d5febb 7.1/RPMS/netscape-castellano-4.76-2mdk.noarch.rpm
f221c1eff944f285d3c61cf6d06d77d2 7.1/RPMS/netscape-catalan-4.76-1mdk.noarch.rpm
440fdbf3c5f75f71ac11d065af780e95 7.1/RPMS/netscape-common-4.76-3.2mdk.i586.rpm
6508064e69862730fbf58d27d229688a 7.1/RPMS/netscape-communicator-4.76-3.2mdk.i586.rpm
8c15123428be8e01694390de2a54c741 7.1/RPMS/netscape-euskara-4.76-1mdk.noarch.rpm
41f7595b53bddf2ed77f931d24b61e49 7.1/RPMS/netscape-francais-4.76-1mdk.noarch.rpm
6f1265f1eb3320bb49765122d91f36a1 7.1/RPMS/netscape-navigator-4.76-3.2mdk.i586.rpm
973727c14a5aedf692fbe7bd34021393 7.1/RPMS/netscape-russian-4.76-1mdk.noarch.rpm
6703445b94cba32592496bf011975a58 7.1/RPMS/netscape-walon-4.76-1mdk.noarch.rpm
b021e45a6e7a15b967bf0ac6d7607c54 7.1/SRPMS/netscape-4.76-3.2mdk.src.rpm
e4e64765b0eb8828391b32dbfc7733fb 7.1/SRPMS/netscape-castellano-4.76-2mdk.src.rpm
998bed6307674e67e80f43b19bf6c51e 7.1/SRPMS/netscape-catalan-4.76-1mdk.src.rpm
99cd80ff338f95ccedf4d9fe68b188a0 7.1/SRPMS/netscape-euskara-4.76-1mdk.src.rpm
68de739c1f08f07da85db47310d3d846 7.1/SRPMS/netscape-francais-4.76-1mdk.src.rpm
966cf47246ed028a4a52ee0c0bad6d61 7.1/SRPMS/netscape-russian-4.76-1mdk.src.rpm
73db5ba30c10246d0c6bdcf341210653 7.1/SRPMS/netscape-walon-4.76-1mdk.src.rpm

Linux-Mandrake 7.2:
b566dcd5d6d1d4deebbfd75283d5febb 7.2/RPMS/netscape-castellano-4.76-2mdk.noarch.rpm
f221c1eff944f285d3c61cf6d06d77d2 7.2/RPMS/netscape-catalan-4.76-1mdk.noarch.rpm
e5423e05cf603032b0f2f15722f9f435 7.2/RPMS/netscape-common-4.76-3.3mdk.i586.rpm
a51f2cfaf43e67e67838983b2c15e644 7.2/RPMS/netscape-communicator-4.76-3.3mdk.i586.rpm
8c15123428be8e01694390de2a54c741 7.2/RPMS/netscape-euskara-4.76-1mdk.noarch.rpm
41f7595b53bddf2ed77f931d24b61e49 7.2/RPMS/netscape-francais-4.76-1mdk.noarch.rpm
01486d1b7c56867243637e33bde41daf 7.2/RPMS/netscape-german-4.76-1mdk.noarch.rpm
217e4f8f677de4450ac081936d69d3d8 7.2/RPMS/netscape-japanese-4.76-1mdk.noarch.rpm
5e406d757236d2d0f6795a851ca9980f 7.2/RPMS/netscape-navigator-4.76-3.3mdk.i586.rpm
a9cc0c280a2e4eccc3d313e92f88d9e6 7.2/RPMS/netscape-polish-4.76-1mdk.noarch.rpm
973727c14a5aedf692fbe7bd34021393 7.2/RPMS/netscape-russian-4.76-1mdk.noarch.rpm
fb6a6390ed8ac49edb3fa71d17b1490e 7.2/RPMS/netscape-spanish-4.76-1mdk.noarch.rpm
6703445b94cba32592496bf011975a58 7.2/RPMS/netscape-walon-4.76-1mdk.noarch.rpm
2fbfdc8f07784f79a37906f1ba7f0cb1 7.2/SRPMS/netscape-4.76-3.3mdk.src.rpm
e4e64765b0eb8828391b32dbfc7733fb 7.2/SRPMS/netscape-castellano-4.76-2mdk.src.rpm
998bed6307674e67e80f43b19bf6c51e 7.2/SRPMS/netscape-catalan-4.76-1mdk.src.rpm
99cd80ff338f95ccedf4d9fe68b188a0 7.2/SRPMS/netscape-euskara-4.76-1mdk.src.rpm
68de739c1f08f07da85db47310d3d846 7.2/SRPMS/netscape-francais-4.76-1mdk.src.rpm
5c7eee581703938c86b4ef27c541a40d 7.2/SRPMS/netscape-german-4.76-1mdk.src.rpm
f149babeb319de208376c086331551b8 7.2/SRPMS/netscape-japanese-4.76-1mdk.src.rpm
6895eb8e26597d77a109fd4c535ae1c1 7.2/SRPMS/netscape-polish-4.76-1mdk.src.rpm
966cf47246ed028a4a52ee0c0bad6d61 7.2/SRPMS/netscape-russian-4.76-1mdk.src.rpm
25a6b4438fcaf952c4d3b1f2ed5f1173 7.2/SRPMS/netscape-spanish-4.76-1mdk.src.rpm
73db5ba30c10246d0c6bdcf341210653 7.2/SRPMS/netscape-walon-4.76-1mdk.src.rpm

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To upgrade automatically, use <<MandrakeUpdate>>.

If you want to upgrade manually, download the updated package from one of our FTP server mirrors and uprade with "rpm -Uvh package_name".

You can download the updates directly from:
ftp://ftp.linux.tucows.com/pub/distributions/Mandrake/Mandrake/updates
ftp://ftp.free.fr/pub/Distributions_Linux/Mandrake/updates

Or try one of the other mirrors listed at:

http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ftp.php3.

Updated packages are available in the "updates/[ver]/RPMS/" directory. For example, if you are looking for an updated RPM package for Linux-Mandrake 7.1, look for it in "updates/7.1/RPMS/". Updated source RPMs are available as well, but you generally do not need to download them.

Please be aware that sometimes it takes the mirrors a few hours to update, so if you want an immediate upgrade, please use one of the two above-listed mirrors.

You can view other security advisories for Linux-Mandrake at:

http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/

If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact

security@linux-mandrake.com

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