| Description: | Description:
The remote host is missing an update to mozilla-thunderbird
announced via advisory USN-382-1.
A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases:
Ubuntu 5.10
Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
Ubuntu 6.10
This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of
Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu.
Details follow:
USN-352-1 fixed a flaw in the verification of PKCS certificate
signatures. Ulrich Kuehn discovered a variant of the original attack
which the original fix did not cover. (CVE-2006-5462)
Various flaws have been reported that allow an attacker to execute
arbitrary code with user privileges by tricking the user into opening a
malicious email containing JavaScript. Please note that JavaScript is
disabled by default for emails, and it is not recommended to enable it.
(CVE-2006-5463, CVE-2006-5464, CVE-2006-5747, CVE-2006-5748)
Solution:
The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the
following package versions:
Ubuntu 5.10:
mozilla-thunderbird 1.5.0.8-0ubuntu0.5.10
Ubuntu 6.06 LTS:
mozilla-thunderbird 1.5.0.8-0ubuntu0.6.06
Ubuntu 6.10:
mozilla-thunderbird 1.5.0.8-0ubuntu0.6.10
After a standard system upgrade you need to restart Thunderbird to
effect the necessary changes.
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-382-1
Risk factor : High
CVSS Score:
7.5
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