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Debian DSA-1159-2 : mozilla-thunderbird - several vulnerabilities
high Nessus Plugin ID 22701
Synopsis
The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.Description
The latest security updates of Mozilla Thunderbird introduced a regression that led to a dysfunctional attachment panel which warrants a correction to fix this issue. For reference please find below the original advisory text :Several security related problems have been discovered in Mozilla and derived products such as Mozilla Thunderbird. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following vulnerabilities :
- CVE-2006-2779 Mozilla team members discovered several crashes during testing of the browser engine showing evidence of memory corruption which may also lead to the execution of arbitrary code. The last bit of this problem will be corrected with the next update. You can prevent any trouble by disabling JavaScript. [MFSA-2006-32]
- CVE-2006-3805 The JavaScript engine might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. [MFSA-2006-50]
- CVE-2006-3806 Multiple integer overflows in the JavaScript engine might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. [MFSA-2006-50]
- CVE-2006-3807 Specially crafted JavaScript allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. [MFSA-2006-51]
- CVE-2006-3808 Remote Proxy AutoConfig (PAC) servers could execute code with elevated privileges via a specially crafted PAC script. [MFSA-2006-52]
- CVE-2006-3809 Scripts with the UniversalBrowserRead privilege could gain UniversalXPConnect privileges and possibly execute code or obtain sensitive data. [MFSA-2006-53]
- CVE-2006-3810 A cross-site scripting vulnerability allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML.
[MFSA-2006-54]
Solution
Upgrade the mozilla-thunderbird package.For the stable distribution (sarge) these problems have been fixed in version 1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2.
See Also
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-2779
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-3805
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-3806
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-3807
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-3808
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-3809
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 22701
File Name: debian_DSA-1159.nasl
Version: 1.27
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Debian Local Security Checks
Published: 10/14/2006
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 6.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:mozilla-thunderbird, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/1/2006
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2006-2779, CVE-2006-3805, CVE-2006-3806, CVE-2006-3807, CVE-2006-3808, CVE-2006-3809, CVE-2006-3810