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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Windows >> Mozilla Thunderbird < 1.5 Vulnerability Assessment Details
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Mozilla Thunderbird < 1.5 |
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Checks for Mozilla Thunderbird < 1.5 Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Summary : 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. Network Security Threat Level: Medium / CVSS Base Score : 6 (AV:R/AC:H/Au:NR/C:P/A:P/I:P/B:N) Networks Security ID: 16271 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2006 Tenable Network Security |
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