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Details
It was discovered that the same-origin check in Thunderbird could
be bypassed. If a user had JavaScript enabled and were tricked into
opening a malicious website, an attacker may be able to execute
JavaScript in the context of a different website. (CVE-2008-3835)
Several problems were discovered in the browser engine of
Thunderbird. If a user had JavaScript enabled, this could allow an
attacker to execute code with chrome privileges. (CVE-2008-4058,
CVE-2008-4059, CVE-2008-4060)
Drew Yao, David Maciejak and other Mozilla developers found several
problems in the browser engine of Thunderbird. If a user had
JavaScript enabled and were tricked into opening a malicious web
page, an attacker could cause a denial of service or possibly
execute arbitrary code with the privileges of...
It was discovered that the same-origin check in Thunderbird could
be bypassed. If a user had JavaScript enabled and were tricked into
opening a malicious website, an attacker may be able to execute
JavaScript in the context of a different website. (CVE-2008-3835)
Several problems were discovered in the browser engine of
Thunderbird. If a user had JavaScript enabled, this could allow an
attacker to execute code with chrome privileges. (CVE-2008-4058,
CVE-2008-4059, CVE-2008-4060)
Drew Yao, David Maciejak and other Mozilla developers found several
problems in the browser engine of Thunderbird. If a user had
JavaScript enabled and were tricked into opening a malicious web
page, an attacker could cause a denial of service or possibly
execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the
program. (CVE-2008-4061, CVE-2008-4062, CVE-2008-4063, CVE-2008-4064)
Dave Reed discovered a flaw in the JavaScript parsing code when
processing certain BOM characters. An attacker could exploit this
to bypass script filters and perform cross-site scripting attacks
if a user had JavaScript enabled. (CVE-2008-4065)
Gareth Heyes discovered a flaw in the HTML parser of Thunderbird. If
a user had JavaScript enabled and were tricked into opening a
malicious web page, an attacker could bypass script filtering and
perform cross-site scripting attacks. (CVE-2008-4066)
Boris Zbarsky and Georgi Guninski independently discovered flaws in
the resource: protocol. An attacker could exploit this to perform
directory traversal, read information about the system, and prompt
the user to save information in a file. (CVE-2008-4067,
CVE-2008-4068)
Georgi Guninski discovered that Thunderbird improperly handled
cancelled newsgroup messages. If a user opened a crafted newsgroup
message, an attacker could cause a buffer overrun and potentially
execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the
program. (CVE-2008-4070)
Update instructions
After a standard system upgrade you need to restart Thunderbird to effect the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.04 hardy | thunderbird – 2.0.0.17+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1 | ||
| 7.10 gutsy | thunderbird – 2.0.0.17+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.7.10.1 | ||
| 7.04 feisty | mozilla-thunderbird – 1.5.0.13+1.5.0.15~prepatch080614g-0ubuntu0.7.04.1 | ||
| 6.06 dapper | mozilla-thunderbird – 1.5.0.13+1.5.0.15~prepatch080614g-0ubuntu0.6.06.1 | ||
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References
- CVE-2008-4070
- CVE-2008-4068
- CVE-2008-4067
- CVE-2008-4066
- CVE-2008-4065
- CVE-2008-4064
- CVE-2008-4063
- CVE-2008-4062
- CVE-2008-4061
- CVE-2008-4060
- CVE-2008-4070
- CVE-2008-4068
- CVE-2008-4067
- CVE-2008-4066
- CVE-2008-4065
- CVE-2008-4064
- CVE-2008-4063
- CVE-2008-4062
- CVE-2008-4061
- CVE-2008-4060
- CVE-2008-4059
- CVE-2008-4058
- CVE-2008-3835