[UUG/MLUG] [RHSA-1999:039-02] New netscape packages available (fwd)

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		   Red Hat, Inc. Security Advisory

Synopsis:		New netscape packages available
Advisory ID:		RHSA-1999:039-02
Issue date:		1999-10-04
Updated on:		1999-10-08
Keywords:		netscape 4.7 communicator navigator
Cross references:	
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Revision History:
 1999-10-08: New packages for Red Hat Linux 6.x, to fix
             %post script bug. Users of the previous errata
	     packages (4.7-1) may want to run:
	          chkfontpath --add /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi
	     as opposed to downloading the new packages.
	     Removed bogus Sparc package listing.

1. Topic:

A new version of Netscape has been released. This release
fixes some security problems in Javascript and form signing.

2. Bug IDs fixed (http://developer.redhat.com/bugzilla for more info):

None.

3. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Linux 5.x, Intel
Red Hat Linux 6.x, Intel

Sparc packages will be available if/when Netscape updates
their Sparc releases.

4. Obsoleted by:

5. Conflicts with:

6. RPMs required:

Red Hat Linux 5.x:

Intel:
  ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/updates/5.2/i386/netscape-common-4.7-0.i386.rpm
  ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/updates/5.2/i386/netscape-communicator-4.7-0.i386.rpm
  ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/updates/5.2/i386/netscape-navigator-4.7-0.i386.rpm

Source packages:
  ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/updates/5.2/SRPMS/netscape-4.7-0.src.rpm

Red Hat Linux 6.x:

Intel:
  ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/updates/6.1/i386/netscape-common-4.7-1.1.i386.rpm
  ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/updates/6.1/i386/netscape-communicator-4.7-1.1.i386.rpm
  ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/updates/6.1/i386/netscape-navigator-4.7-1.1.i386.rpm

Source packages:
  ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/updates/6.1/SRPMS/netscape-4.7-1.1.src.rpm

7. Problem description:

A new version of Netscape has been released. This release
fixes some security problems in Javascript and form signing,
as well as adding some new features. For more information,
please see:

http://home.netscape.com/eng/mozilla/4.7/relnotes/unix-4.7.html

(1999-10-08)
The original packages released for Red Hat Linux 6.0 and 6.1 had
an error in the post-install script; the 75dpi font directory
was accidentally removed from the font path instead of added.
This is fixed in the updated packages. Users of the previous
packages may wish to run (as root):

chkfontpath --add /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi
/etc/rc.d/init.d/xfs restart

as opposed to downloading the new packages, as the package contents
have not changed.

8. Solution:

For each RPM for your particular architecture, run:
 
rpm -Uvh <filename>
 
where filename is the name of the RPM.

9. Verification:

MD5 sum                           Package Name
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f604d7e8032fe13f630373e5f9ad0940  i386/netscape-common-4.7-0.i386.rpm
3fcc5fca33ba3fc647fb5a7bf6aabf41  i386/netscape-communicator-4.7-0.i386.rpm
33818607fdc893a047dbf03c4b46ce34  i386/netscape-navigator-4.7-0.i386.rpm
c32b3f430a9eaf84c2c3f1e35f402229  SRPMS/netscape-4.7-0.src.rpm

da8414206db834a9cf40c387f1ac2920  netscape-common-4.7-1.1.i386.rpm
b1efd248d95a1a1cd7b9a5a1caef1922  netscape-communicator-4.7-1.1.i386.rpm
d5529c3e2403ff2a3ce4483b6c2eb131  netscape-navigator-4.7-1.1.i386.rpm
c8dd34bd0cad87bfd1d51a0c56713ac3  netscape-4.7-1.1.src.rpm

These packages are signed with GnuPG by Red Hat Inc. for security.  Our key
is available at:
 
http://www.redhat.com/corp/contact.html

and is also attached to this annoucement.
 
You can verify each package with the following command:
 
rpm --checksig  <filename>
 
If you only wish to verify that each package has not been corrupted or
tampered with, examine only the md5sum with the following command:
 
rpm --checksig --nogpg <filename>

Note that you need RPM >= 3.0 to check GnuPG keys.

10. References:



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