GLSA-200612-08 : SeaMonkey: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 23860

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200612-08 (SeaMonkey: Multiple vulnerabilities)

The SeaMonkey project is vulnerable to arbitrary JavaScript bytecode execution and arbitrary code execution.
Impact :

An attacker could entice a user to load malicious JavaScript or a malicious web page with a SeaMonkey application and execute arbitrary code with the rights of the user running those products. It is important to note that in the SeaMonkey email client, JavaScript is disabled by default.
Workaround :

There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All SeaMonkey users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-client/seamonkey-1.0.6'

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 23860

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200612-08.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks

Published: 12/14/2006

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:seamonkey, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/10/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/14/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-5462, CVE-2006-5463, CVE-2006-5464, CVE-2006-5747, CVE-2006-5748

BID: 19849

GLSA: 200612-08

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