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Mozilla Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities

Secunia ID	SA33802
CVE-ID	CVE-2009-0040, CVE-2009-0352, CVE-2009-0353, CVE-2009-0772, CVE-2009-0774, CVE-2009-0776
Release Date	04 Feb 2009
Last Change	20 Mar 2009
Criticality	Highly Critical
Solution Status	Vendor Patch
Software	Mozilla Thunderbird 2.x
Where	From remote
Impact	DoS (Denial of Service) This includes vulnerabilities ranging from excessive resource consumption (e.g. causing a system to use a lot of memory) to crashing an application or an entire system. System access This covers vulnerabilities where malicious people are able to gain system access and execute arbitrary code with the privileges of a local user. Exposure of sensitive information Vulnerabilities where documents or credentials are leaked or can be revealed either locally or from remote. Security Bypass This covers vulnerabilities or security issues where malicious users or people can bypass certain security mechanisms of the application. The actual impact varies significantly depending on the design and purpose of the affected application.
Description	Some vulnerabilities have been reported in Mozilla Thunderbird, which can be exploited to bypass certain security restrictions, disclose sensitive information, or compromise a user's system. For more information: SA33799 SA34145 The vulnerabilities are reported in versions prior to 2.0.0.21.
Solution	Update to version 2.0.0.21.
Original Advisory	http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-01.html http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-07.html http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-09.html http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2009/mfsa2009-10.html