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Debian DSA-3028-1 Critical: Icedove DoS and Code Execution Threats

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Calendar Grey September 17, 2014
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Several vulnerabilities in Icedove necessitate immediate patches to avert the risk of arbitrary code execution and denial-of-service attacks.
Multiple security issues have been found in Icedove, Debian's version of the Mozilla Thunderbird mail and news client: Multiple memory safety errors and use-after-frees may lead to...
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Summary

Multiple security issues have been found in Icedove, Debian's version of
the Mozilla Thunderbird mail and news client: Multiple memory safety
errors and use-after-frees may lead to the execution of arbitrary code
or denial of service.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed in
version 24.8.0-1~deb7u1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems will be fixed soon.

We recommend that you upgrade your icedove packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: icedove
CVE ID: CVE-2014-1562 CVE-2014-1567

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