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Debian 8: DSA-3690-1 Critical: Icedove DoS Risk from Memory Errors

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Calendar Grey October 10, 2016
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Thunderbird security patch resolves severe memory vulnerabilities in the Debian email application to mitigate potential code execution threats.
Multiple security issues have been found in Icedove, Debian's version of the Mozilla Thunderbird mail client: Multiple memory safety errors may lead to the execution of arbitrary c...
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Summary

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

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 1:45.4.0-1~deb8u1.

For the testing distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed
in version 1:45.4.0-1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 1:45.4.0-1.

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-2016-5257

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