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"From 2007 to 2009 vulnerabilities in a typical end-user PC almost doubled from about 220 to 420."

Non-Microsoft software to blame for increase in vulnerabilities affecting typical Windows end-users, read more:

http://secunia.com/gfx/pdf/Secunia_Half_Year_Report_2010.pdf


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TITLE:
Fedora update for thunderbird and sunbird

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA40706

VERIFY ADVISORY:
Secunia.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/40706/
Customer Area (Credentials Required)
https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=40706

RELEASE DATE:
2010-07-24

DISCUSS ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/40706/#comments

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 * Last Update
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 * Criticality Level
 * Impact
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http://secunia.com/advisories/40706/

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https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=40706

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http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/personal/
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DESCRIPTION:
Fedora has issued an update for thunderbird and sunbird. This fixes
some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to
disclose potentially sensitive information, bypass certain security
restrictions, and compromise a user's system.

For more information:
SA39925
SA40323

SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages via the yum utility ("yum update thunderbird
sunbird").

Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
FEDORA-2010-11361:
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/044464.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/044465.html

OTHER REFERENCES:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

DEEP LINKS:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

EXTENDED DESCRIPTION:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

EXTENDED SOLUTION:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

EXPLOIT:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

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