[PCWorks] Vulnerability in Mozilla Thunderbird MIME Processing Buffer Overflow
- From: "Clint Hamilton-PCWorks Admin-OrpheusComputing.com & ComputersCustomBuilt.com" <PCWorks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "PCWorks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 01:02:24 -0600
TITLE:
Mozilla Thunderbird MIME Processing Buffer Overflow
Vulnerability
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA29133
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/29133/
CRITICAL:
Highly critical
IMPACT:
System access
WHERE:
From remote
SOFTWARE:
Mozilla Thunderbird 2.x
http://secunia.com/product/14070/
DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Mozilla Thunderbird, which
can
be exploited by malicious people to potentially compromise a
user's
system.
The vulnerability is caused due to an error within the handling
of
external-body MIME types. This can be exploited to cause a
heap-based
buffer overflow with three bytes by tricking a user into
viewing a
specially crafted email.
Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.
The vulnerability is reported in version 2.0.0.9. Prior
versions may
also be affected.
SOLUTION:
Update to version 2.0.0.12.
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
iDefense:
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=668
Mozilla Foundation:
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-12.html
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