Mozilla Thunderbird Executing Script Modification Bug Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1017185
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id?1017185
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CVE Reference: CVE-2006-5463
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Nov 8 2006
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Impact: Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes
Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Advisory: Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory
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Version(s): prior to 1.5.0.8
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Description: A vulnerability was reported in Mozilla Thunderbird. A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system.
A remote user can create specially crafted HTML-based e-mail that, when loaded by the target user, will modify a different script
object during execution, causing arbitrary JavaScript bytecode to be executed on the target user's system. The code will run with
the privileges of the script object.
Mozilla Thunderbird is affected if JavaScript is enabled.
shutdown reported this vulnerability.
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Impact: A remote user can create HTML-based e-mail that, when loaded by the target user, will execute arbitrary code on the target user's system.
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Solution: The vendor has issued a fixed version (1.5.0.8).
The Mozilla advisory is available at:
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-67.html
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Vendor URL: www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-67.html (Links to External Site)
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Cause: Access control error
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Underlying OS: Linux (Any), UNIX (Any), Windows (Any)
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Message History:
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2006 20:46:29 -0500
Subject: Firefox, Thunderbird, SeaMonkey vulnerabilities
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http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-67.html
CVE-2006-5463
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