Red Hat update for thunderbird
Secunia Advisory: SA21916
Release Date: 2006-09-15
Popularity: 8,771 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: Security Bypass
DoS
System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 4
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 4
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 4

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-4253
CVE-2006-4340
CVE-2006-4565
CVE-2006-4566
CVE-2006-4567
CVE-2006-4570
CVE-2006-4571


Description:
Red Hat has issued an update for thunderbird. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks, bypass certain security restrictions, and potentially compromise a user's system.

For more information:
SA21939

Solution:
Updated packages are available from Red Hat Network.
http://rhn.redhat.com

Original Advisory:
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0677.html

Other References:
SA21939:
http://secunia.com/advisories/21939/


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