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Gentoo Linux: GLSA-201701-15 Normal: Firefox & Thunderbird Code Execution

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Calendar Grey January 4, 2017
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
The Google Chrome browser and Gmail application encounter various challenges necessitating prompt updates to maintain operational security.
The first revision of GLSA 201701-15 included Mozilla SeaMonkey, but not all CVEs listed were resolved in this package

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

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Topics Covered

security advisory gentoo software update arbitrary code execution firefox thunderbird normal severity

Resolution

All Firefox users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/firefox-45.6.0"
All Firefox-bin users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/firefox-bin-45.6.0"
All Thunderbird users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=mail-client/thunderbird-45.6.0"
All Thunderbird-bin users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=mail-client/thunderbird-bin-45.6.0"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2016-2804 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2804 [ 2 ] CVE-2016-2805 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2805 [ 3 ] CVE-2016-2806 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2806 [ 4 ] CVE-2016-2807 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2807 [ 5 ] CVE-2016-2808 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2808 [ 6 ] CVE-2016-2809 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2809 [ 7 ] CVE-2016-2810 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2810 [ 8 ] CVE-2016-2811 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2811 [ 9 ] CVE-2016-2812 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2812 [ 10 ] CVE-2016-2813 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2813 [ 11 ] CVE-2016-2814 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2814 [ 12 ] CVE-2016-2816 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2816 [ 13 ] CVE-2016-2817 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvena...

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Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15
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Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

Severity: Normal
Title: Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: January 03, 2017
Bugs: #581326, #590330, #594616, #599924, #601320, #602576, #604024
ID: 201701-15

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Topics Covered

security advisory gentoo software update arbitrary code execution firefox thunderbird normal severity

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird the worst of which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

Background

Mozilla Firefox is a cross-platform web browser from Mozilla. The Mozilla Thunderbird mail client is a redesign of the Mozilla Mail component. The goal is to produce a cross-platform stand-alone mail application using XUL (XML User Interface Language).

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 www-client/firefox < 45.6.0 >= 45.6.0 2 www-client/firefox-bin < 45.6.0 >= 45.6.0 3 mail-client/thunderbird < 45.6.0 >= 45.6.0 4 mail-client/thunderbird-bin < 45.6.0 >= 45.6.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 affected packages

Impact

===== A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition via multiple vectors.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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