Mozilla Thunderbird DLL Loading Error Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1024407 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1024407
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2010-3131
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Sep 8 2010
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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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Version(s): 3.0 prior to 3.0.7, 3.1 prior to 3.1.3
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Mozilla Thunderbird. A remote user can execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Mozilla Thunderbird running on Windows XP passes an insufficiently qualified path when loading the 'dwmapi.dll' external library. A remote user can exploit this by creating a specially crafted DLL file on a remote share (e.g., WebDAV, SMB share). When Thunderbird is started by the target user and loads specially crafted HTML, the Thunderbird application may load the remote user's DLL instead of the intended DLL and execute arbitrary code. The code will run with the privileges of the target user.
This type of exploit is also known as "binary planting" or "DLL preloading".
On Windows Vista and more recent Windows operating systems that include the 'dwmapi.dll' file, Mozilla Thunderbird loads the proper DLL and is not affected.
Acros Security and Haifei Li of FortiGuard Labs independently reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote user can cause the target application to execute arbitrary code on the target user's system.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fix (3.0.7, 3.1.3).
The vendor's advisory is available at:
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-52.html
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Vendor URL: www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-52.html (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control error
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Underlying OS:
Windows (XP)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Wed, 08 Sep 2010 05:10:51 +0000
Subject: Mozilla Thunderbird
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http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-52.html
CVE-2010-3131
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