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Gentoo: GLSA-200504-18 Normal: Mozilla Firefox Code Execution Threats

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Calendar Grey April 19, 2005
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The software packages Claws Mail and Sylpheed were addressed in the Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1234-1, enhancing user safety against potential threats.
New Mozilla Firefox and Mozilla Suite releases fix new security vulnerabilities, including memory disclosure and various ways of executing JavaScript code with elevated privileges

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200504-18 https://security.gentoo.org/ Severity: Normal Title: Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Suite: Multiple vulnerabilities Date: April 19, 2005 Bugs: #89303, #89305 ID: 200504-18

Synopsis ======= New Mozilla Firefox and Mozilla Suite releases fix new security vulnerabilities, including memory disclosure and various ways of executing JavaScript code with elevated privileges.
Background ========= The Mozilla Suite is a popular all-in-one web browser that includes a mail and news reader. Mozilla Firefox is the next-generation browser from the Mozilla project.
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