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Debian DSA-1574-1 : icedove - several vulnerabilities
high Nessus Plugin ID 32308
Synopsis
The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.Description
# This shares a lot of text with dsa-1532.wml, dsa-1534.wml, dsa-1535.wmlSeveral remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Icedove mail client, an unbranded version of the Thunderbird client. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems :
- CVE-2008-1233 'moz_bug_r_a4' discovered that variants of CVE-2007-3738 and CVE-2007-5338 allow the execution of arbitrary code through XPCNativeWrapper.
- CVE-2008-1234 'moz_bug_r_a4' discovered that insecure handling of event handlers could lead to cross-site scripting.
- CVE-2008-1235 Boris Zbarsky, Johnny Stenback and 'moz_bug_r_a4' discovered that incorrect principal handling could lead to cross-site scripting and the execution of arbitrary code.
- CVE-2008-1236 Tom Ferris, Seth Spitzer, Martin Wargers, John Daggett and Mats Palmgren discovered crashes in the layout engine, which might allow the execution of arbitrary code.
- CVE-2008-1237 'georgi', 'tgirmann' and Igor Bukanov discovered crashes in the JavaScript engine, which might allow the execution of arbitrary code.
Solution
Upgrade the icedove packages.For the stable distribution (etch), these problems have been fixed in version 1.5.0.13+1.5.0.15b.dfsg1+prepatch080417a-0etch1.
See Also
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-1233
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-3738
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-5338
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-1234
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-1235
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-1236
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 32308
File Name: debian_DSA-1574.nasl
Version: 1.19
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Debian Local Security Checks
Published: 5/13/2008
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, 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:icedove, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 5/12/2008
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-1233, CVE-2008-1234, CVE-2008-1235, CVE-2008-1236, CVE-2008-1237
BID: 28448