Debian Security Advisory
DSA-1258-1 mozilla-thunderbird -- several vulnerabilities
- Date Reported:
- 07 Feb 2007
- Affected Packages:
- mozilla-thunderbird
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In the Bugtraq database (at SecurityFocus): BugTraq ID 21668.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2006-6497, CVE-2006-6498, CVE-2006-6499, CVE-2006-6501, CVE-2006-6502, CVE-2006-6503.
CERT's vulnerabilities, advisories and incident notes: VU#263412, VU#405092, VU#427972, VU#428500, VU#447772, VU#606260. - More information:
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Several security related problems have been discovered in Mozilla and derived products such as Mozilla Firefox. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following vulnerabilities:
- CVE-2006-6497
Several vulnerabilities in the layout engine allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly permit them to execute arbitrary code. [MFSA 2006-68]
- CVE-2006-6498
Several vulnerabilities in the JavaScript engine allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly permit them to execute arbitrary code. [MFSA 2006-68]
- CVE-2006-6499
A bug in the js_dtoa function allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service. [MFSA 2006-68]
- CVE-2006-6501
"shutdown" discovered a vulnerability that allows remote attackers to gain privileges and install malicious code via the watch JavaScript function. [MFSA 2006-70]
- CVE-2006-6502
Steven Michaud discovered a programming bug that allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service. [MFSA 2006-71]
- CVE-2006-6503
"moz_bug_r_a4" reported that the src attribute of an IMG element could be used to inject JavaScript code. [MFSA 2006-72]
For the stable distribution (sarge) these problems have been fixed in version 1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2.
For the testing (etch) and unstable (sid) distribution these problems have been fixed in version 1.5.0.9.dfsg1-1 of icedove.
We recommend that you upgrade your Mozilla Thunderbird and Icedove packages.
- CVE-2006-6497
- 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.sarge1.0.8e.2.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.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.sarge1.0.8e.2.diff.gz
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-dev_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-inspector_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-offline_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-typeaheadfind_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-dev_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_alpha.deb
- AMD64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-dev_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-inspector_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-offline_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-typeaheadfind_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-dev_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_amd64.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-dev_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-inspector_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-offline_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-typeaheadfind_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-dev_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_arm.deb
- HPPA:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-dev_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-inspector_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-offline_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-typeaheadfind_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-dev_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_hppa.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-dev_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-inspector_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-offline_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-typeaheadfind_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-dev_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_i386.deb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-dev_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-inspector_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-offline_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-typeaheadfind_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-dev_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_ia64.deb
- Motorola 680x0:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-dev_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-inspector_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-offline_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-typeaheadfind_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-dev_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_m68k.deb
- Big endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-dev_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-inspector_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-offline_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-typeaheadfind_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-dev_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_mips.deb
- Little endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-dev_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-inspector_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-offline_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-typeaheadfind_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-dev_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_mipsel.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-dev_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-inspector_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-offline_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-typeaheadfind_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-dev_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_powerpc.deb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-dev_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-inspector_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-offline_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-typeaheadfind_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-dev_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_s390.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-dev_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-inspector_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-offline_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-typeaheadfind_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mozilla-thunderbird/mozilla-thunderbird-dev_1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8e.2_sparc.deb
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.