Netscape 6.2.3 and earlier, and Mozilla 1.0.1, allow remote attackers to corrupt heap memory and execute arbitrary code via a GIF image with a zero width.

Numerous security fixes are available in Mozilla 1.0.1. For a detailed list, refer to the 'Recently fixed security issues' page on the Mozilla website (see the first reference). All users are encouraged to upgrade to this latest stable 1.0.x release of Mozilla.

A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in nss_ldap versions prior to 198. When nss_ldap is configured without a value for the 'host' keyword, it attempts to configure itself using SRV records stored in DNS. nss_ldap does not check that the data returned by the DNS query will fit into an internal buffer, thus exposing it to an overflow.

A similar issue exists in versions of nss_ldap prior to 199 where nss_ldap does not check that the data returned by the DNS query has not been truncated by the resolver libraries to avoid a buffer overflow. This can make nss_ldap attempt to parse more data than what is actually available, making it vulnerable to a read buffer overflow.

Finally, a format string bug in the logging function of pam_ldap prior to version 144 exist.

All users are recommended to upgrade to these updated packages. Note that the nss_ldap packages for 7.2, 8.0, and Single Network Firewall 7.2 contain the pam_ldap modules.

Updated Mozilla packages are now available for Red Hat Linux Advanced Server. These new packages fix vulnerabilities in previous versions of Mozilla.

Mozilla is an open source Web browser. Versions of Mozilla prior to version 1.0.1 contain various security vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities could be used by an attacker to read data off of the local hard drive, to gain information that should normally be kept private, and in some cases to execute arbitrary code. For more information on the specific vulnerabilities fixed please see the references below.

All users of Mozilla should update to these errata packages containing Mozilla version 1.0.1 which is not vulnerable to these issues.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
61919	Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : mozilla (MDKSA-2002:074)	Nessus	Mandriva Local Security Checks	Local	high
13974	Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : nss_ldap (MDKSA-2002:075)	Nessus	Mandriva Local Security Checks	Local	high
12361	RHEL 2.1 : mozilla (RHSA-2003:046)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	Local	high

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CVE-2002-1091

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Tenable Plugins

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