| Description: | Description:
The remote host is missing an update to thunderbird
announced via advisory USN-605-1.
A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases:
Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
Ubuntu 7.04
Ubuntu 7.10
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of
Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu.
Details follow:
Various flaws were discovered in the JavaScript engine. If a user had
JavaScript enabled and were tricked into opening a malicious email,
an attacker could escalate privileges within Thunderbird, perform
cross-site scripting attacks and/or execute arbitrary code with the
user's privileges. (CVE-2008-1233, CVE-2008-1234, CVE-2008-1235)
Several problems were discovered in Thunderbird which could lead to
crashes and memory corruption. If a user had JavaScript enabled and
were tricked into opening a malicious email, an attacker may be able
to execute arbitrary code with the user's privileges. (CVE-2008-1236,
CVE-2008-1237)
Solution:
The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the
following package versions:
Ubuntu 6.06 LTS:
mozilla-thunderbird 1.5.0.13+1.5.0.15~
prepatch080417a-0ubuntu0.6.06.1
Ubuntu 7.04:
mozilla-thunderbird 1.5.0.13+1.5.0.15~
prepatch080417a-0ubuntu0.7.04.1
Ubuntu 7.10:
thunderbird 2.0.0.14+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.7.10.0
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS:
thunderbird 2.0.0.14+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
After a standard system upgrade you need to restart Thunderbird to effect
the necessary changes.
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-605-1
Risk factor : Critical
CVSS Score:
9.3
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