INFORMATION BULLETIN
INFORMATION BULLETIN
| PROBLEM: | There is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Mozilla mail code which could potentially allow an attacker to run arbitrary code. |
| PLATFORM: | Thunderbird 2.0.0.12 SeaMonkey 1.1.8 Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (etch) |
| DAMAGE: | Run arbitrary code. |
| SOLUTION: | Upgrade to the appropriate version. |
| VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT: |
The risk is MEDIUM. COuld potentially allow an attacker to run arbitrary code. The vulnerability is caused by allocating a buffer that can be three bytes too small in certain cases when viewing an email message with an external MIME body. |
| LINKS: | |
| CIAC BULLETIN: | http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/s-207.shtml |
| ORIGINAL BULLETIN: | http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-12.html |
| ADDITIONAL LINK: | http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1621 |
| CVE: | CVE-2008-0304 |
REVISION HISTORY:
08/18/2008 - revised S-207 to add a link to Debian Security Advisory DSA-1621-1 for
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (etch).
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Title: Heap buffer overflow in external MIME bodies
Impact: Critical
Announced: February 26, 2008
Reporter: regenrecht, iDefense
Products: Thunderbird, SeaMonkey
Fixed in: Thunderbird 2.0.0.12
SeaMonkey 1.1.8
Security research firm iDefense reported that researcher regenrecht discovered a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Mozilla mail code which could potentially allow an attacker to run arbitrary code. The vulnerability is caused by allocating a buffer that can be three bytes too small in certain cases when viewing an email message with an external MIME body.
Users can prevent the vulnerable code from being triggered by setting the "mailnews.display.disallow_mime_handlers" property to any value greater than or equal to 3.
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