AusCERT - AL-2006.0080 -- [Win][UNIX/Linux][OSX] -- Vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird and Seamonkey allow execution of arbitrary code

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AL-2006.0080 -- [Win][UNIX/Linux][OSX] -- Vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird and Seamonkey allow execution of arbitrary code
Date: 18 September 2006
References: ESB-2006.0668 ESB-2006.0669 ESB-2006.0670 ESB-2006.0735 ESB-2006.0743 ESB-2007.0043

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                       AL-2006.0080 -- AUSCERT ALERT
                          [Win][UNIX/Linux][OSX]
            Vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird and
                Seamonkey allow execution of arbitrary code
                             18 September 2006

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        AusCERT Alert Summary
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Product:              Mozilla Firefox prior to 1.5.0.7
                      Mozilla Thunderbird prior to 1.5.0.7
                      Mozilla Seamonkey prior to 1.0.5
Operating System:     Windows
                      UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Impact:               Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands
                      Cross-site Scripting
                      Denial of Service
                      Reduced Security
Access:               Remote/Unauthenticated
CVE Names:            CVE-2006-4571 CVE-2006-4570 CVE-2006-4569
                      CVE-2006-4568 CVE-2006-4567 CVE-2006-4566
                      CVE-2006-4565 CVE-2006-4340 CVE-2006-4253

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OVERVIEW

        Multiple vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox [1], Mozilla
        Thunderbird [2] and Mozilla Seamonkey [3] allow the execution of
        arbitrary code.


IMPACT

        The most severe of the vulnerabities allow the remote execution of
        arbitrary code without user interaction other than visiting a
        malicious web site.

        Other impacts include the inappropriate trusting of an invalid
        certificate and cross-site scripting. Thunderbird also contains
        vulnerabilities that may allow a maliciously constructed email to
        bypass security settings and execute Javascript even if Javascript
        had been disabled. Several denial of service (crash) vulnerabilities
        are also present in all three products.


MITIGATION

        Users of Firefox, Thunderbird and Seamonkey should upgrade to the
        latest versions of the software. For Firefox and Thunderbird, this
        is version 1.5.0.7, available at:

        http://www.mozilla.org/firefox

        and

        http://www.mozilla.org/thunderbird

        respectively. For Seamonkey this is version 1.0.5, available at:

        http://www.mozilla.org/projects/seamonkey/


REFERENCES

        [1] Firefox Known Vulnerabilities
            http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html#firefox1.5.0.7

        [2] Thunderbird Known Vulnerabilities
            http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html#thunderbird1.5.0.7

        [3] SeaMonkey Known Vulnerabilities
            http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html#seamonkey1.0.5

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