Details
USN-352-1 fixed a flaw in the verification of PKCS certificate
signatures. Ulrich Kuehn discovered a variant of the original attack
which the original fix did not cover. (CVE-2006-5462)
Various flaws have been reported that allow an attacker to execute
arbitrary code with user privileges by tricking the user into opening a
malicious email containing JavaScript. Please note that JavaScript is
disabled by default for emails, and it is not recommended to enable it.
(CVE-2006-5463, CVE-2006-5464, CVE-2006-5747, CVE-2006-5748)
USN-352-1 fixed a flaw in the verification of PKCS certificate
signatures. Ulrich Kuehn discovered a variant of the original attack
which the original fix did not cover. (CVE-2006-5462)
Various flaws have been reported that allow an attacker to execute
arbitrary code with user privileges by tricking the user into opening a
malicious email containing JavaScript. Please note that JavaScript is
disabled by default for emails, and it is not recommended to enable it.
(CVE-2006-5463, CVE-2006-5464, CVE-2006-5747, CVE-2006-5748)
Update instructions
After a standard system upgrade you need to restart Thunderbird to effect the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.10 edgy | mozilla-thunderbird – 1.5.0.8-0ubuntu0.6.10 | ||
| 6.06 dapper | mozilla-thunderbird – 1.5.0.8-0ubuntu0.6.06 | ||
| 5.10 breezy | mozilla-thunderbird – 1.5.0.8-0ubuntu0.5.10 | ||
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