National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2009-2210
Original release date:06/25/2009
Last revised:08/25/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Mozilla Thunderbird before 2.0.0.22 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.17 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a multipart/alternative e-mail message containing a text/enhanced part that triggers access to an incorrect object type.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
10.0
Exploitability Subscore:
8.6
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable; Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service
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External Source: BID
Name: 35461
Type: Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-33.html
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2009-7614
External Source: FEDORA
Name: FEDORA-2009-7567
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=495057
External Source: XF
Name: mozilla-multipart-alternative-code-exec(51315)
External Source: SLACKWARE
Name: SSA:2009-178-01
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDVSA-2009:141
External Source: DEBIAN
Name: DSA-1830
External Source: SLACKWARE
Name: SSA:2009-176-01
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1022433
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 35882
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 35602
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 35561