Debian Security Advisory
DSA-1159-2 mozilla-thunderbird -- several vulnerabilities
- Date Reported:
- 28 Aug 2006
- Affected Packages:
- mozilla-thunderbird
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In the Bugtraq database (at SecurityFocus): BugTraq ID 18228, BugTraq ID 19181.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2006-2779, CVE-2006-3805, CVE-2006-3806, CVE-2006-3807, CVE-2006-3808, CVE-2006-3809, CVE-2006-3810.
CERT's vulnerabilities, advisories and incident notes: VU#466673, VU#655892, VU#687396, VU#876420, VU#911004. - More information:
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The latest security updates of Mozilla Thunderbird introduced a regression that led to a dysfunctional attachment panel which warrants a correction to fix this issue. For reference please find below the original advisory text:
Several security related problems have been discovered in Mozilla and derived products such as Mozilla Thunderbird. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following vulnerabilities:
- CVE-2006-2779
Mozilla team members discovered several crashes during testing of the browser engine showing evidence of memory corruption which may also lead to the execution of arbitrary code. The last bit of this problem will be corrected with the next update. You can prevent any trouble by disabling Javascript. [MFSA-2006-32]
- CVE-2006-3805
The Javascript engine might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. [MFSA-2006-50]
- CVE-2006-3806
Multiple integer overflows in the Javascript engine might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. [MFSA-2006-50]
- CVE-2006-3807
Specially crafted Javascript allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. [MFSA-2006-51]
- CVE-2006-3808
Remote Proxy AutoConfig (PAC) servers could execute code with elevated privileges via a specially crafted PAC script. [MFSA-2006-52]
- CVE-2006-3809
Scripts with the UniversalBrowserRead privilege could gain UniversalXPConnect privileges and possibly execute code or obtain sensitive data. [MFSA-2006-53]
- CVE-2006-3810
A cross-site scripting vulnerability allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML. [MFSA-2006-54]
For the stable distribution (sarge) these problems have been fixed in version 1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2.
For the unstable distribution (sid) these problems have been fixed in version 1.5.0.5-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your mozilla-thunderbird package.
- CVE-2006-2779
- Fixed in:
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Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (sarge)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird_1.0.2.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2.diff.gz
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-dev_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-inspector_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-offline_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-typeaheadfind_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-dev_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_alpha.deb
- AMD64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-dev_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-inspector_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-offline_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-typeaheadfind_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-dev_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_amd64.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-dev_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-inspector_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-offline_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-typeaheadfind_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-dev_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_arm.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-dev_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-inspector_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-offline_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-typeaheadfind_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-dev_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_i386.deb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-dev_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-inspector_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-offline_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-typeaheadfind_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-dev_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_ia64.deb
- HPPA:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-dev_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-inspector_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-offline_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-typeaheadfind_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-dev_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_hppa.deb
- Motorola 680x0:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-dev_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-inspector_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-offline_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-typeaheadfind_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-dev_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_m68k.deb
- Big endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-dev_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-inspector_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-offline_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-typeaheadfind_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-dev_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_mips.deb
- Little endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-dev_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-inspector_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-offline_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-typeaheadfind_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-dev_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_mipsel.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-dev_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-inspector_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-offline_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-typeaheadfind_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-dev_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_powerpc.deb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-dev_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-inspector_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-offline_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-typeaheadfind_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-dev_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_s390.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-dev_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-inspector_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-offline_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-typeaheadfind_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-dev_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8b.2_sparc.deb
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the revised advisory.