--- title: 'USN-1122-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices' description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1122-1 --- 1. [Ubuntu Security Notices](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices) 2. USN-1122-1 --- # USN-1122-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities Publication date 5 May 2011 Overview Thunderbird could be made to run programs as your login if it opened specially crafted mail. Releases [10.10](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices?release=maverick) [10.04](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices?release=lucid) --- Open side navigation ## Packages * [thunderbird](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves?package=thunderbird) - mail/news client with RSS and integrated spam filter support ## Details It was discovered that there was a vulnerability in the memory handling of certain types of content. An attacker could exploit this to possibly run arbitrary code as the user running Thunderbird. ([CVE-2011-0081](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-0081)) It was discovered that Thunderbird incorrectly handled certain JavaScript requests. If JavaScript were enabled, an attacker could exploit this to possibly run arbitrary code as the user running Thunderbird. ([CVE-2011-0069](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-0069)) Ian Beer discovered a vulnerability in the memory handling of a certain types of documents. An attacker could exploit this to possibly run arbitrary code as the user running Thunderbird. ([CVE-2011-0070](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-0070)) Bob Clary, Henri Sivonen, Marco Bonardo, Mats Palmgren and Jesse Ruderman discovered several memory vulnerabilities. An attacker could exploit these to possibly run arbitrary code as... --- Show more ## Update instructions After a standard system update you need to restart Thunderbird to make all the necessary changes. [Learn more about how to get the fixes.](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: | Ubuntu Release | Package Version | | --- | --- | | 10.10 maverick | [thunderbird](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird) –  [3.1.10+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.10.1](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/3.1.10+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.10.1) | | | | 10.04 lucid | [thunderbird](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird) –  [3.1.10+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/3.1.10+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1) | | | --- ### Reduce your security exposure Ubuntu Pro provides ten-year security coverage to 25,000+ packages in Main and Universe repositories, and it is free for up to five machines. [Get Ubuntu Pro](https://ubuntu.com/pro) ## References * [CVE-2011-1202](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-1202) * [CVE-2011-0081](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-0081) * [CVE-2011-0080](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-0080) * [CVE-2011-0078](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-0078) * [CVE-2011-0077](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-0077) * [CVE-2011-0075](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-0075) * [CVE-2011-0074](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-0074) * [CVE-2011-0073](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-0073) * [CVE-2011-0072](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-0072) * [CVE-2011-0071](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-0071) --- Show 5 more references ## Related notices * [USN-1595-1](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1595-1) * [USN-1123-1](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1123-1) * [USN-1122-2](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1122-2) * [USN-1121-1](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1121-1) * [USN-1112-1](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1112-1)