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GLSA-200610-01 : Mozilla Thunderbird: Multiple vulnerabilities
critical Nessus Plugin ID 22505
Synopsis
The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.Description
The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200610-01 (Mozilla Thunderbird: Multiple vulnerabilities)A number of vulnerabilities have been found and fixed in Mozilla Thunderbird. For details please consult the references below.
Impact :
The most severe vulnerabilities might lead to the execution of arbitrary code with the rights of the user running the application.
Other vulnerabilities include program crashes and the acceptance of forged certificates.
Workaround :
There is no known workaround at this time.
Solution
All Mozilla Thunderbird users should upgrade to the latest version:# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=mail-client/mozilla-thunderbird-1.5.0.7' All Mozilla Thunderbird binary users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=mail-client/mozilla-thunderbird-bin-1.5.0.7'
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Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 22505
File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200610-01.nasl
Version: 1.23
Type: local
Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks
Published: 10/5/2006
Updated: 1/6/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 7.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:mozilla-thunderbird, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:mozilla-thunderbird-bin, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/4/2006
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/12/2006
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2006-4253, CVE-2006-4340, CVE-2006-4565, CVE-2006-4566, CVE-2006-4567, CVE-2006-4570, CVE-2006-4571