[DLSLUG-Discuss] FW: US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA06-208A -- Mozilla Products Contain Multiple Vulnerabilities

[Roger]

Hi everyone,

I just wanted to share this info with you all...

Yumex only offered me Firefox version 1.0.8 for my FC 4 system.
I was able to download version 1.5.0.5 directly from mozilla.com; however...
I seemed to be missing "libstdc++.so.5".
Those pesky library files are just so important for our favorite programs.

At first, I realized that I had "libstdc++.so.6" so I tried creating a symbolic link from "libstdc++.so.5" to "libstdc++.so.6".
FC 4 was not impressed with my makeshift solution.

So...
I removed the symbolic link and 
I had to download the file "compat-libstdc++-33-3.2.3-47.fc4.i386.rpm" in order to get the "libstdc++.so.5" file.
Having that file allowed me to launch FF 1.5.0.5 .

I tried looking on yumex for the libraries that I needed, but it was going to take two hours to download them. 
I looked on Google and found the exact library package on rpmfind. 

So, now I'm using the latest and greatest from mozilla. I had to do a little extra work, but that's okay. :-)

Thanks for the challenge Anne. lol...

-Roger

Anne Stanton <[e-mail addresses are not shown in archives]> wrote: -----Original Message-----
From: US-CERT Technical Alerts [mailto:[e-mail addresses are not shown in archives]]
Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2006 4:38 PM
To: [e-mail addresses are not shown in archives]
Subject: US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA06-208A -- Mozilla
Products Contain Multiple Vulnerabilities

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III. Solution

Upgrade

   Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.5, Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.5, or
   SeaMonkey 1.0.3.

Disable JavaScript and Java

   These vulnerabilities can be mitigated by disabling JavaScript and
   Java in all affected products. Instructions for disabling Java in
   Firefox can be found in the "Securing Your Web Browser" document.





 		
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