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Family: Windows --> Category: infos
Mozilla Thunderbird < 1.5 Vulnerability Scan
Vulnerability Scan Summary
Checks for Mozilla Thunderbird < 1.5
Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Test
Synopsis :
The remote version of Mozilla Thunderbird is affected by an attachment
spoofing vulnerability.
Description :
The remote host is using Mozilla Thunderbird, an email client.
The remote version of this software does not display attachments
correctly in emails. Using an overly-long filename and
specially-crafted Content-Type headers, a possible hacker may be able to
leverage this issue to spoof the file extension and associated file
type icon and thereby trick a user into executing an arbitrary
program.
See also :
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-22/advisory/
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=300246
Solution :
Upgrade to Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5 or later.
Threat Level:
Medium / CVSS Base Score : 6
(AV:R/AC:H/Au:NR/C:P/A:P/I:P/B:N)
Click HERE for more information and discussions on this network vulnerability scan.
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