Mozilla Products Contain Multiple Vulnerabilities
Original release date: April 17, 2006
Last revised: --
Source: US-CERT
Systems Affected
- Mozilla web browser
- Mozilla email application
- Firefox web browser
- Thunderbird email application
- Mozilla Suite
Overview
By taking advantage of one or more vulnerabilities in Mozilla
products, an attacker may be able to take control of your computer.
Solution
Upgrade to the latest versions of Firefox and Thunderbird
Mozilla has released an updated version of Firefox to correct
these problems.
Mozilla has released an updated version of the Thunderbird email program to correct these problems.
Description
There are vulnerabilities in various features of the Mozilla web
browser, Mozilla email application, Firefox web browser, and Thunderbird
email application. Some of the vulnerabilities involve the way these
applications handle URLs or images. For instance, an attacker could
cause an application to crash or could take control of your computer
by convincing you to view a malicious web site or email message.
For more technical information, see US-CERT Technical Alert TA06-107A.
References
Feedback
can be directed to US-CERT.
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Revision History
April 17, 2006: Initial release