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Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia Advisory: SA28179
Release Date: 2007-12-20
Popularity: 4,938 views

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

Software:Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2007-3670
CVE-2007-5339
CVE-2007-5340


Description:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in Thunderbird, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

1) An error related to URI handlers potentially allows to execute arbitrary code.

For more information see vulnerability #1 in:
SA26096

2) Various errors in the browser engine and the Javascript engine can potentially be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

For more information:
SA27313

The vulnerabilities are reported in versions prior to 1.5.0.14.

Solution:
Update to Thunderbird 1.5.0.14.
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird/releases/1.5.0.14.html

Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by the vendor.

Original Advisory:
Mozilla Foundation:
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2007/mfsa2007-29.html
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2007/mfsa2007-40.html

Other References:
SA26096:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26096/

SA27313:
http://secunia.com/advisories/27313/


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