Mozilla Thunderbird External-Body MIME Remote Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:28012

Info

Mozilla Thunderbird External-Body MIME Remote Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 28012
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2008-0304
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Feb 26 2008 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 10:24PM
Credit: This issue was reported to VeriSign iDefense by regenrecht.
Vulnerable: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.10 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.04 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.04 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.04 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 7.04 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.10 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.10 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.10 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS amd64
Sun Solaris 10_x86
Sun Solaris 10_sparc
Sun OpenSolaris build snv_89
Slackware Linux 10.2
Slackware Linux 12.0
Slackware Linux 11.0
Redhat Fedora 7
Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 client
Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 Server
Redhat Desktop 4.0
Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0 .9
Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0 .8
Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0 .6
Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0 .5
Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0 .4
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.0
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2007.1 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2007.1
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux 4.0 sparc
Debian Linux 4.0 s/390
Debian Linux 4.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 4.0 mipsel
Debian Linux 4.0 mips
Debian Linux 4.0 m68k
Debian Linux 4.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 4.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 4.0 hppa
Debian Linux 4.0 arm
Debian Linux 4.0 amd64
Debian Linux 4.0 alpha
Debian Linux 4.0
Not Vulnerable: Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0 .12

Discussion

Mozilla Thunderbird External-Body MIME Remote Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Mozilla Thunderbird is prone to a remote heap-based buffer-overflow vulnerability because it fails to properly bounds-check user-supplied data.

Successfully exploiting this issue may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary machine code in the context of the vulnerable application; failed exploit attempts will likely crash the application. This may facilitate the remote compromise of affected computers.

The issue affects versions prior to Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.12.

Exploit / POC

Mozilla Thunderbird External-Body MIME Remote Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

Mozilla Thunderbird External-Body MIME Remote Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released Thunderbird 2.0.0.12 to address this issue. Please see the references for more information.


Debian Linux 4.0 arm

Debian Linux 4.0 powerpc

Debian Linux 4.0 m68k

Debian Linux 4.0 amd64

Debian Linux 4.0 ia-32

Debian Linux 4.0 hppa

Debian Linux 4.0 sparc

Debian Linux 4.0 s/390

Debian Linux 4.0 alpha

Debian Linux 4.0

Debian Linux 4.0 mipsel

Debian Linux 4.0 ia-64

Debian Linux 4.0 mips

Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0 .4

Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0 .8

Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0 .5

Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0 .6

Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0 .9

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