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ENDOR_ADVISORY","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2646","source_type":"MISC","tags":[]},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/30949","source_type":"VENDOR_ADVISORY","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.383152","source_type":"MISC","tags":[]},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977","source_type":"VENDOR_ADVISORY","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/31069","source_type":"VENDOR_ADVISORY","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/31008","source_type":"VENDOR_ADVISORY","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/31377","source_type":"VENDOR_ADVISORY","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=240261","source_type":"MISC","tags":[]},{"url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0616.html","source_type":"MISC","tags":[]},{"url":"http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3498","source_type":"MISC","tags":[]},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1993/references","source_type":"VENDOR_ADVISORY","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/31023","source_type":"VENDOR_ADVISORY","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:155","source_type":"VENDOR_ADVISORY","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30038","source_type":"MISC","tags":[]},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1607","source_type":"VENDOR_ADVISORY","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-03.xml","source_type":"MISC","tags":[]},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/31005","source_type":"VENDOR_ADVISORY","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/33433","source_type":"VENDOR_ADVISORY","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00207.html","source_type":"MISC","tags":[]},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020419","source_type":"MISC","tags":[]},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/31253","source_type":"VENDOR_ADVISORY","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html#firefox2.0.0.15","source_type":"MISC","tags":[]},{"url":"https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-August/msg00125.html","source_type":"MISC","tags":[]},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/31183","source_type":"VENDOR_ADVISORY","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/30903","source_type":"VENDOR_ADVISORY","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0547.html","source_type":"MISC","tags":[]},{"url":"https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00288.html","source_type":"MISC","tags":[]},{"url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-629-1","source_type":"VENDOR_ADVISORY","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1","source_type":"MISC","tags":[]},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483937/100/100/threaded","source_type":"MISC","tags":[]},{"url":"http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.384911","source_type":"MISC","tags":[]},{"url":"https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=402347","source_type":"MISC","tags":[]},{"url":"http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.410484","source_type":"MISC","tags":[]},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1615","source_type":"VENDOR_ADVISORY","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483960/100/100/threaded","source_type":"MISC","tags":[]},{"url":"https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-August/msg00144.html","source_type":"MISC","tags":[]},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/31220","source_type":"VENDOR_ADVISORY","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/31195","source_type":"VENDOR_ADVISORY","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483929/100/100/threaded","source_type":"MISC","tags":[]},{"url":"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10205","source_type":"MISC","tags":[]},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/31076","source_type":"VENDOR_ADVISORY","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-31.html","source_type":"MISC","tags":[]},{"url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-619-1","source_type":"VENDOR_ADVISORY","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/30911","source_type":"VENDOR_ADVISORY","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=327181","source_type":"MISC","tags":[]},{"url":"http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0569.html","source_type":"MISC","tags":[]},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/30878","source_type":"VENDOR_ADVISORY","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-16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