Re: Firefox Problems

[Michael Lorenz <macallan%netbsd.org@localhost>]

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Hello,

On Jul 10, 2008, at 20:04, Camilo Reyes wrote:

> Hi All, just gave NetBSD a shot and I must say I like the  
> streamlined simplicity and flexibility in the design so far. The  
> problem I'm having while installing firefox is this error:
>
> => Bootstrap dependency digest>=20010302: found digest-20080510
> ===> Checking for vulnerabilities in firefox-2.0.0.14
> Package firefox-2.0.0.14 has a remote-system-access vulnerability,  
> see: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2785
> Package firefox-2.0.0.14 has a memory-corruption vulnerability,  
> see: http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-21.html
> Package firefox-2.0.0.14 has a arbitrary-code-execution  
> vulnerability, see: http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/ 
> mfsa2008-25.html
> Package firefox-2.0.0.14 has a arbitrary-code-execution  
> vulnerability, see: http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/ 
> mfsa2008-33.html
> ERROR: Define ALLOW_VULNERABLE_PACKAGES in mk.conf or IGNORE_URLS  
> in audit-packages.conf(5) if this package is absolutely essential.
> *** Error code 1
>
> Stop.
> make: stopped in /usr/pkgsrc/www/firefox
>
> It seems Firefox has some built-in holes in it, which makes me  
> think twice before installing it. Should I install it anyway?

If you really, really need it and know what you're doing ;)

> Or find an alternative, if so, which one?

Konqueror for instance, it's part of kdebase3.

have fun
Michael

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