CVE-2008-4070

Heap-based buffer overflow in Mozilla Thunderbird before 2.0.0.17 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long header in a news article, related to "canceling [a] newsgroup message" and "cancelled newsgroup messages."

🔗 References (50)

• secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00005.html
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/32010
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/32025
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/32044
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/32082
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/32092
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/32196
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/33433
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/33434
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/34501
• secalert@redhathttp://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.379422
• secalert@redhathttp://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.412123
• secalert@redhathttp://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1
• secalert@redhathttp://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1696
• secalert@redhathttp://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697