rPath alert rPSA-2007-0062-1 (firefox)

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rPSA-2007-0062-1 firefox
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Wed, 04 Apr 2007 04:23:06 -0400
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rPath Security Advisory: 2007-0062-1
Published: 2007-04-04
Products: rPath Linux 1
Rating: Minor
Exposure Level Classification:
    Indirect User Deterministic Information Exposure
Updated Versions:
    firefox=/conary.rpath.com@rpl:devel//1/1.5.0.10-0.1-2

References:
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-1562
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1157

Description:
    Previous versions of the firefox package are vulnerable to a minor
    information exposure: when using passive FTP to connect to a
    malicious FTP server, the server could determine which ports were
    open on the client.