Mozilla Thunderbird crypto.generateCRMFRequest Method Lets Remote Users Install and Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1015924 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1015924
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2006-1728
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Apr 14 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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Version(s): prior to 1.0.8; also 1.5 - 1.5.0.1
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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 an HTML-based e-mail that, when loaded by the target user, will invoke the crypto.generateCRMFRequest method to install and execute arbitrary code. The code will run with the privileges of the target user.
Systems with JavaScript enabled are affected.
shutdown reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system with the privileges of the target user.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fixed version (1.0.8, 1.5.0.2), available at:
http://mozilla.com/
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Vendor URL: www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-24.html (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Boundary error
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Underlying OS:
Linux (Any), UNIX (OS X), Windows (Any)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2006 01:05:30 -0400
Subject: Mozilla Firefox vulnerability
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http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-24.html
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2006-24
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=327126
CVE-2006-1728
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