Description: | Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'icedove' package(s) announced via the DSA-1830-1 advisory.
Vulnerability Insight: Several remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Icedove mail client, an unbranded version of the Thunderbird mail client. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems:
CVE-2009-0040
The execution of arbitrary code might be possible via a crafted PNG file that triggers a free of an uninitialized pointer in (1) the png_read_png function, (2) pCAL chunk handling, or (3) setup of 16-bit gamma tables. (MFSA 2009-10)
CVE-2009-0352
It is possible to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the layout engine. (MFSA 2009-01)
CVE-2009-0353
It is possible to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the JavaScript engine. (MFSA 2009-01)
CVE-2009-0652
Bjoern Hoehrmann and Moxie Marlinspike discovered a possible spoofing attack via Unicode box drawing characters in internationalized domain names. (MFSA 2009-15)
CVE-2009-0771
Memory corruption and assertion failures have been discovered in the layout engine, leading to the possible execution of arbitrary code. (MFSA 2009-07)
CVE-2009-0772
The layout engine allows the execution of arbitrary code in vectors related to nsCSSStyleSheet::GetOwnerNode, events, and garbage collection. (MFSA 2009-07)
CVE-2009-0773
The JavaScript engine is prone to the execution of arbitrary code via several vectors. (MFSA 2009-07)
CVE-2009-0774
The layout engine allows the execution of arbitrary code via vectors related to gczeal. (MFSA 2009-07)
CVE-2009-0776
Georgi Guninski discovered that it is possible to obtain xml data via an issue related to the nsIRDFService. (MFSA 2009-09)
CVE-2009-1302
The browser engine is prone to a possible memory corruption via several vectors. (MFSA 2009-14)
CVE-2009-1303
The browser engine is prone to a possible memory corruption via the nsSVGElement::BindToTree function. (MFSA 2009-14)
CVE-2009-1307
Gregory Fleischer discovered that it is possible to bypass the Same Origin Policy when opening a Flash file via the view-source: scheme. (MFSA 2009-17)
CVE-2009-1832
The possible arbitrary execution of code was discovered via vectors involving 'double frame construction.' (MFSA 2009-24)
CVE-2009-1392
Several issues were discovered in the browser engine as used by icedove, which could lead to the possible execution of arbitrary code. (MFSA 2009-24)
CVE-2009-1836
Shuo Chen, Ziqing Mao, Yi-Min Wang and Ming Zhang reported a potential man-in-the-middle attack, when using a proxy due to insufficient checks on a certain proxy response. (MFSA 2009-27)
CVE-2009-1838
moz_bug_r_a4 discovered that it is possible to execute arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges due to an error in the garbage collection implementation. (MFSA 2009-29)
CVE-2009-1841
moz_bug_r_a4 reported that it is possible for scripts from page content to run with elevated privileges and thus potentially executing arbitrary code with the object's chrome privileges. (MFSA ... [Please see the references for more information on the vulnerabilities]
Affected Software/OS: 'icedove' package(s) on Debian 5.
Solution: Please install the updated package(s).
CVSS Score: 10.0
CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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