Mozilla Thunderbird nsTreeSelection and nsTreeContentView Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1023782 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1023782
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2010-0175, CVE-2010-0176
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Mar 31 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): prior to 3.0.4
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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 trigger a use-after-free memory error in nsTreeSelection and execute arbitrary code on the target system. The code will run with the privileges of the target user.
A remote user can create specially crafted HTML-based e-mail containing '<option>' elements in an XUL tree '<optgroup>' that, when loaded by the target user, will trigger a dangling pointer flaw in nsTreeContentView and execute arbitrary code on the target system [CVE-2010-0176]. The code will run with the privileges of the target user.
regenrecht reported these vulnerabilities via TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative.
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Impact:
A remote user can create an e-mail message 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 fix (3.0.4).
The vendor's advisories are available at:
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-17.html
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-18.html
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Vendor URL: www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2010/mfsa2010-17.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:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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