Gentoo: GLSA-202005-03 Normal: Mozilla Thunderbird Code Execution
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May 12, 2020
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Mozilla Thunderbird, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Mozilla Thunderbird. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Resolution
All Mozilla Thunderbird users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=mail-client/thunderbird-68.8.0"
All Mozilla Thunderbird binary users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=mail-client/thunderbird-bin-68.8.0"
All Mozilla Thunderbird binary users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=mail-client/thunderbird-bin-68.8.0"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2020-12387 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12387 [ 2 ] CVE-2020-12392 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12392 [ 3 ] CVE-2020-12395 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12395 [ 4 ] CVE-2020-12397 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12397 [ 5 ] CVE-2020-6831 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6831 [ 6 ] MFSA-2020-18 https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2020-18/
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202005-03
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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.
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Severity: Normal
Title: Mozilla Thunderbird: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: May 12, 2020
Bugs: #721324
ID: 202005-03
Background
Mozilla Thunderbird is a popular open-source email client from the
Mozilla project.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 mail-client/thunderbird < 68.8.0 >= 68.8.0
2 mail-client/thunderbird-bin
< 68.8.0 >= 68.8.0
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2 affected packages
Impact
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A remote attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code, cause a Denial
of Service condition or spoof sender email address.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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