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Mozilla/Thunderbird multiple flaws

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Acertains the version of Mozilla

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is using Mozilla and/or Thunderbird, an alternative mail user
agent.

The remote version of this software is vulnerable to several flaws which
may permit a possible hacker to execute arbitrary code on the remote host.

To exploit this flaw, a possible hacker would need to send a rogue email
to a victim on the remote host.

Solution : Upgrade to Mozilla 1.7.3 or ThunderBird 0.8 or later.
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 11174, 11171, 11170

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