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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.59112
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu USN-427-1 (enigmail)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing an update to enigmail
announced via advisory USN-427-1.

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:

Mikhail Markin reported that enigmail incorrectly handled memory
allocations for certain large encrypted attachments. This caused
Thunderbird to crash and thus caused the entire message to be
inaccessible.

Solution:
The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the
following package versions:

Ubuntu 5.10:
mozilla-thunderbird-enigmail 2:0.94-0ubuntu0.5.10.1

Ubuntu 6.06 LTS:
mozilla-thunderbird-enigmail 2:0.94-0ubuntu4.3

Ubuntu 6.10:
mozilla-thunderbird-enigmail 2:0.94-0ubuntu5.1

In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the
necessary changes.

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-427-1

Risk factor : High

CVSS Score:
7.8

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2006-5877
BugTraq ID: 22684
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22684
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-427-1
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