| Description: | Description:
The remote host is missing an update to thunderbird
announced via advisory USN-943-1.
Details follow:
Martin Barbella discovered an integer overflow in an XSLT node sorting
routine. An attacker could exploit this to overflow a buffer and cause a
denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of
the user invoking the program. (CVE-2010-1199)
An integer overflow was discovered in Thunderbird. If a user were tricked
into viewing malicious content, an attacker could overflow a buffer and
cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the user invoking the program. (CVE-2010-1196)
Several flaws were discovered in the browser engine of Thunderbird. If a
user were tricked into viewing a malicious site, a remote attacker could
cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the user invoking the program. (CVE-2010-1200, CVE-2010-1201,
CVE-2010-1202, CVE-2010-1203)
If was discovered that Thunderbird could be made to access freed memory. If
a user were tricked into viewing a malicious site, a remote attacker could
cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the user invoking the program. (CVE-2010-1121)
Solution:
The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the
following package versions:
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
thunderbird 3.0.5+build2+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1
After a standard system update you need to restart Thunderbird to make
all the necessary changes.
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-943-1
Risk factor : Critical
CVSS Score:
10.0
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