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Mozilla SeaMonkey Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA32010
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Release Date:
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2008-09-24
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Last Update:
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2008-09-26
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Popularity:
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1,497 views
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Critical:
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Highly critical
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Impact:
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Security Bypass
Exposure of system information
Exposure of sensitive information
DoS
System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Mozilla SeaMonkey 1.1.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2008-0016
CVE-2008-3835
CVE-2008-3837
CVE-2008-4058
CVE-2008-4059
CVE-2008-4060
CVE-2008-4061
CVE-2008-4062
CVE-2008-4065
CVE-2008-4066
CVE-2008-4067
CVE-2008-4068
CVE-2008-4069
CVE-2008-4070
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Description:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in Mozilla SeaMonkey, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions, to disclose sensitive information, or to potentially compromise a user's system.
1) Several vulnerabilities can be exploited to bypass certain security restrictions, disclose sensitive information, or to potentially compromise a user's system.
For more information:
SA31984
2) A boundary error exists in the processing of canceled newsgroup messages. This can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow via a newsgroup message having a specially crafted header.
Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.
The vulnerabilities are reported in versions prior to 1.1.12.
Solution:
Update to version 1.1.12.
Provided and/or discovered by:
2) The vendor credits Georgi Guninski.
Changelog:
2008-09-26: Added vulnerability #2 to the advisory. Updated credits and the "Original Advisory" section.
Original Advisory:
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-37.html
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-38.html
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-40.html
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-41.html
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-42.html
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-43.html
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-44.html
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-45.html
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-46.html
Other References:
SA31984:
http://secunia.com/advisories/31984/
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