Updated Mozilla packages have been released for Slackware Linux

New Mozilla packages are available for Slackware 9.1, 10.0, and -current to fix a number of security issues. Slackware 10.0 and -current were upgraded to Mozilla 1.7.2, and Slackware 9.1 was upgraded to Mozilla 1.4.3. As usual, new versions of Mozilla require new versions of things that link with the Mozilla libraries, so for Slackware 10.0 and -current new versions of epiphany, galeon, gaim, and mozilla-plugins have also been provided. There don't appear to be epiphany and galeon versions that are compatible with Mozilla 1.4.3 and the GNOME in Slackware 9.1, so these are not provided and Epiphany and Galeon will be broken on Slackware 9.1 if the new Mozilla package is installed. Furthermore, earlier versions of Mozilla (such as the 1.3 series) were not fixed upstream, so versions of Slackware earlier than 9.1 will remain vulnerable to these browser issues. If you still use Slackware 9.0 or earlier, you may want to consider removing Mozilla or upgrading to a newer version.

More details about these issues may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:

Issues fixed in Mozilla 1.7.2:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0597
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0598
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0599
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0763
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0758

Issues fixed in Mozilla 1.4.3:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0597
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0718
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0722
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0757
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0758
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0759
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0760
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0761
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0762
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0763
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0764
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0765


Here are the details from the Slackware 10.0 ChangeLog:
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Mon Aug 9 01:56:43 PDT 2004
patches/packages/epiphany-1.2.7-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to epiphany-1.2.7. (compiled against Mozilla 1.7.2)
patches/packages/gaim-0.81-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to gaim-0.81. (compiled against Mozilla 1.7.2)
patches/packages/galeon-1.3.17-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to galeon-1.3.17. (compiled against Mozilla 1.7.2)
patches/packages/mozilla-1.7.2-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to Mozilla 1.7.2. This fixes three security vulnerabilities. For details, see:
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html#mozilla1.7.2
(* Security fix *)
patches/packages/mozilla-plugins-1.7.2-noarch-1.tgz: Changed plugin symlinks
for Mozilla 1.7.2.
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Where to find the new packages:
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Updated packages for Slackware 9.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.1/patches/packages/mozilla-1.4.3-i486-1.tgz
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.1/patches/packages/mozilla-plugins-1.4.3-noarch-1.tgz

Updated packages for Slackware 10.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.0/patches/packages/mozilla-1.7.2-i486-1.tgz
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.0/patches/packages/mozilla-plugins-1.7.2-noarch-1.tgz
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.0/patches/packages/epiphany-1.2.7-i486-1.tgz
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.0/patches/packages/gaim-0.81-i486-1.tgz
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.0/patches/packages/galeon-1.3.17-i486-1.tgz

Updated packages for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/xap/mozilla-1.7.2-i486-1.tgz
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/xap/mozilla-plugins-1.7.2-noarch-1.tgz
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/gnome/epiphany-1.2.7-i486-1.tgz
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/gnome/galeon-1.3.17-i486-1.tgz
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/xap/gaim-0.81-i486-1.tgz


MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 9.1 packages:
29515193166b9b618be405a71b5e9a59 mozilla-1.4.3-i486-1.tgz
49d537be814de72a3d62a5cc9f6e3b15 mozilla-plugins-1.4.3-noarch-1.tgz

Slackware 10.0 packages:
612a65758f03fe08a44e004b1ae92d70 mozilla-1.7.2-i486-1.tgz
55da20d3c7acdd50a3b4abfe12191069 mozilla-plugins-1.7.2-noarch-1.tgz
86034039fbf6b52584e05701a0598ca4 epiphany-1.2.7-i486-1.tgz
c3f238fdba8684948d8817d7cf0db567 gaim-0.81-i486-1.tgz
0e8393b8f1b992dc7804fe925a839755 galeon-1.3.17-i486-1.tgz

Slackware -current packages:
612a65758f03fe08a44e004b1ae92d70 mozilla-1.7.2-i486-1.tgz
55da20d3c7acdd50a3b4abfe12191069 mozilla-plugins-1.7.2-noarch-1.tgz
86034039fbf6b52584e05701a0598ca4 epiphany-1.2.7-i486-1.tgz
0e8393b8f1b992dc7804fe925a839755 galeon-1.3.17-i486-1.tgz
ddb7281b985c6b7efb20afc69e5c2ffb gaim-0.81-i486-1.tgz


Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the packages as root:
# upgradepkg mozilla-1.7.2-i486-1.tgz \\
mozilla-plugins-1.7.2-noarch-1.tgz \\
epiphany-1.2.7-i486-1.tgz \\
gaim-0.81-i486-1.tgz \\
galeon-1.3.17-i486-1.tgz


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