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AU-2008.0004 -- AusCERT Update - [Win][UNIX/Linux] - Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey - Multiple vulnerabilities

Date: 05 March 2008
References: AL-2008.0014

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                 AusCERT Update AU-2008.0004 - [Win][UNIX/Linux]

    Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird, and SeaMonkey - Multiple vulnerabilities
 
                                5 March 2008        

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              AusCERT Update Summary
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Product:              Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.11 and prior
                      Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.10 and prior
                      Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.7 and prior
Operating System:     UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
                      Windows
Impact:               Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands
Access:               Remote/Unauthenticated
CVE Names:            CVE-2008-0304
Member content until: Wednesday, April 02 2008

Ref:                  AL-2008.0014

Original Bulletin:  
  http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-12.html


DETAILS:

        Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.12 is now available for download [1]. More 
        details have also been made available on security fixes included in 
        this new release.

        * MFSA-2008-12 (CVE-2008-0304) Heap-based buffer overflow in Mozilla 
          Thunderbird before 2.0.0.12 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.8 might allow 
          remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted external-body
          MIME type in an e-mail message, related to an incorrect memory
          allocation during message preview. 
   

REFERENCES:

        [1] Thunderbird 2.0.0.12
            http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird/


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