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Red Hat: RHSA-2008:0224-01 Moderate: Thunderbird Security Issue

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Calendar Grey April 30, 2008
Dist Redhat Esm H88
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Updated thunderbird packages that fix a security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by th...

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at

Summary

Mozilla Thunderbird is a standalone mail and newsgroup client.
A flaw was found in the processing of malformed JavaScript content. An HTML mail message containing such malicious content could cause Thunderbird to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code as the user running Thunderbird. (CVE-2008-1380)
Note: JavaScript support is disabled by default in Thunderbird; the above issue is not exploitable unless JavaScript is enabled.
All Thunderbird users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to resolve these issues.

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Topics Covered

security advisory security update Red Hat Enterprise Linux moderate severity thunderbird issue

References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-1380 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#moderate

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:
Source:
i386: thunderbird-1.5.0.12-11.el4.i386.rpm thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-11.el4.i386.rpm
ia64: thunderbird-1.5.0.12-11.el4.ia64.rpm thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-11.el4.ia64.rpm
ppc: thunderbird-1.5.0.12-11.el4.ppc.rpm thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-11.el4.ppc.rpm
s390: thunderbird-1.5.0.12-11.el4.s390.rpm thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-11.el4.s390.rpm
s390x: thunderbird-1.5.0.12-11.el4.s390x.rpm thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-11.el4.s390x.rpm
x86_64: thunderbird-1.5.0.12-11.el4.x86_64.rpm thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-11.el4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:
Source:
i386: thunderbird-1.5.0.12-11.el4.i386.rpm thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-11.el4.i386.rpm
x86_64: thunderbird-1.5.0.12-11.el4.x86_64.rpm thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-11.el4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4:
Source:
i386: thunderbird-1.5.0.12-11.el4.i386.rpm thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-11.el4.i386.rpm
ia64: thunderbird-1.5.0.12-11.el4.ia64.rpm thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-11.el4.ia64.rpm
x86_64: thunderbird-1.5.0.12-11.el4.x86_64.rpm thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-11.el4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4:
Source:
i386:

Read the Full Advisory


Advisory ID: RHSA-2008:0224-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0224.html
Issue date: 2008-04-30

Topic

Updated thunderbird packages that fix a security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory security update Red Hat Enterprise Linux moderate severity thunderbird issue

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64

RHEL Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) - i386, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

440518 - CVE-2008-1380 Firefox JavaScript garbage collection crash

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