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http://forums.fedoraforum.org – http://thenextweb.com/microsoft/2012...bilities-list/ it is really serious security threat to normal user. Quote: Oracle Java Multiple Vulnerabilities: DoS-attack (Gain access to a system and execute arbitrary code with local user privileges) and Cross-Site Scripting (Gain access to sensitive data). Highly Critical. Oracle Java Three Vulnerabilities: Gain access to a system and execute arbitrary code with local user privileges. Extremely Critical. Adobe Flash Player Multiple Vulnerabilities: Gain access to a system and execute arb (HowTos)

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closed source for corruption! microshaft, now oracle!

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The critical Java vulnerabilities that have security experts cautioning users to disable Java in their browsers are not new discoveries, a security firm claims.

Emergency software update repairs vulnerability that could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

USN-857-1: Qt vulnerabilities 3 years 27 weeks ago

Referenced CVEs: 

CVE-2009-0945, CVE-2009-1687, CVE-2009-1690, CVE-2009-1698, CVE-2009-1699, CVE-2009-1711, CVE-2009-1712, CVE-2009-1713, CVE-2009-1725

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=========================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-857-1 November 10, 2

Referenced CVEs: 

CVE-2009-0945, CVE-2009-1687, CVE-2009-1690, CVE-2009-1698, CVE-2009-1711, CVE-2009-1712, CVE-2009-1725

Description: 

=========================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-836-1 September 23, 2009 webkit vulnerabilities CVE

On November 21, Canonical published details about Thunderbird vulnerabilities for its Ubuntu 12.10, Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Ubuntu 11.10, and Ubuntu 10.04 LTS operating systems, providing a much needed update to version 17.0.According to Canonical, multiple security issues were fixed in Thunderbird.

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Referenced CVEs: 

CVE-2009-0217, CVE-2009-2475, CVE-2009-2476, CVE-2009-2625, CVE-2009-2670, CVE-2009-2671, CVE-2009-2672, CVE-2009-2673, CVE-2009-2674, CVE-2009-2675, CVE-2009-2676, CVE-2009-2690

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Referenced CVEs: 

CVE-2009-2462, CVE-2009-2463, CVE-2009-2464, CVE-2009-2465, CVE-2009-2466, CVE-2009-2467, CVE-2009-2469, CVE-2009-2472

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=========================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-798-1 July 22, 2009 firefox-3.