(Mozilla Issues Fix for Thunderbird) Mozilla Firefox Does Not Properly Parse URLs Containing Control Characters
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1021506 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1021506
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2008-5508
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Dec 30 2008
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Impact:
Not specified
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 2.x prior to 2.0.0.19
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Mozilla Firefox. The impact was not specified. Mozilla Thunderbird is affected.
The parser does not properly parse certain control characters at the beginning of a URL.
The vendor reports that there is no direct security impact.
Thunderbird and SeaMonkey are affected.
Justin Schuh, Tom Cross, and Peter William from IBM and Chip Salzenberg reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
The impact was not specified.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fix (2.0.0.19) for Thunderbird, which is affected by this vulnerability.
The vendor's advisory is available at:
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-66.html
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Vendor URL: www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-66.html (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Input validation error
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Underlying OS:
Linux (Any), UNIX (Any), Windows (Any)
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Message History:
This archive entry is a follow-up to the message listed below.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:08:05 -0500
Subject: Mozilla Thunderbird
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Security Update (December 30, 2008): A security update has been issued for
Thunderbird that fixes multiple security vulnerabilities. All users should install
this update as soon as possible.
CVE-2008-5508
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