Multiple Mozilla products newsgroup message buffer overflow
| mozilla-newsgroupmessage-bo (45426) |  High Risk |
Description:
Multiple Mozilla products, including Thunderbird and SeaMonkey, are vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking when handling cancelled newsgroup messages. By creating a newsgroup message with an overly long header, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the mail reader to crash, once the message is viewed.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 9.3 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 6.9 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Refer to MFSA 2008-46 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
For other distributions:
Apply the appropriate update for your system. See References.
References:
- MFSA 2008-46: Heap overflow when canceling newsgroup message.
- NORTEL BULLETIN ID: 2009009505, Rev 1: Nortel Response to Sun Alert 256408 - Solaris 10 - Vulnerabilities in Firefox May Allow Execution of Arbitrary Code.
- Sun Alert ID: 256408: Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Firefox Versions Before 2.0.0.19 May Allow Execution of Arbitrary Code or Access to Unauthorized Data.
- ASA-2008-389: thunderbird security update (RHSA-2008-0908)
- ASA-2009-158: Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Firefox Versions Before 2.0.0.19 May Allow Execution of Arbitrary Code or Access to unauthorized Data (Sun 256408)
- BID-31411: Mozilla SeaMonkey/Thunderbird Newsgroup Cancel Message Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-4070: Heap-based buffer overflow in Mozilla Thunderbird before 2.0.0.17 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long header in a news article, related to canceling [a] newsgroup message and cancelled newsgroup messages.
- DSA-1696: icedove -- several vulnerabilities
- DSA-1697: iceape -- several vulnerabilities
- MDVSA-2008:206: mozilla-thunderbird
- RHSA-2008-0908: Moderate: thunderbird security update
- SA32010: Mozilla SeaMonkey Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SA34501: Sun Solaris Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SUSE-SA:2008:050: Mozilla security problems
- USN-647-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2009-0977: Sun Solaris Security Update Fixes Firefox Code Execution Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Canonical Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
- Canonical Ubuntu 7.04
- Canonical Ubuntu 7.10
- Canonical Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
- Debian Debian Linux 4.0
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.0
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.1
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0
- Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1 Beta
- Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.1
- Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.10
- Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.11
- Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.2
- Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.3
- Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.4
- Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.5
- Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.6
- Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.7
- Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.8
- Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.9
- Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.12
- Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.13
- Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.14
- Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.15
- Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.16
- Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.4
- Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.5
- Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.6
- Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.8
- Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.9
- Novell Linux Desktop 9
- Novell Linux POS 9
- Novell Open Enterprise Server
- Novell OpenSUSE 10.2
- Novell OpenSUSE 10.3
- Novell OpenSUSE 11.0
- Novell SLE SDK 10 SP2
- Novell SLE SDK 10 SP1
- Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP2 DEBUGINFO
- Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP1
- Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP2
- Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2
- Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 WS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 Client
- RedHat Enterprise Linux Optional Productivity Applications 5 Server
- SUSE SuSE Linux 9.0
- SuSE SuSE SLES 9
Reported:
Sep 25, 2008
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