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MDKSA-2005:226: mozilla-thunderbird

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Check for the version of the mozilla-thunderbird package

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory MDKSA-2005:226 (mozilla-thunderbird).

A bug in enigmail, the GPG support extension for Mozilla MailNews and Mozilla
Thunderbird was discovered that could lead to the encryption of an email with
the wrong public key. This could potentially disclose confidential data to
unintended recipients. The updated packages have been patched to prevent this
problem.

Solution : http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:226
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2006 Tenable Network Security

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