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Red Hat Enterprise Linux: RHSA-2008:0908-01 Moderate: Thunderbird Update

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Updated thunderbird packages that fix several security issues 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. 
====================================================================                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Moderate: thunderbird security update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2008:0908-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL:      https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0908.html
Issue date:        2008-10-01
CVE Names:         CVE-2008-0016 CVE-2008-3835 CVE-2008-4058 
                   CVE-2008-4059 CVE-2008-4060 CVE-2008-4061 
                   CVE-2008-4062 CVE-2008-4065 CVE-2008-4066 
                   CVE-2008-4067 CVE-2008-4068 CVE-2008-4070 
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1. Summary:

Updated thunderbird packages that fix several security issues 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.

2. 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

3. Description:

Mozilla Thunderbird is a standalone mail and newsgroup client.

Several flaws were found in the processing of malformed HTML mail content.
An HTML mail message containing malicious content could cause Thunderbird
to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code as the user running
Thunderbird. (CVE-2008-0016, CVE-2008-4058, CVE-2008-4059, CVE-2008-4060,
CVE-2008-4061, CVE-2008-4062)

Several flaws were found in the way malformed HTML mail content was
displayed. An HTML mail message containing specially crafted content could
potentially trick a Thunderbird user into surrendering sensitive
information. (CVE-2008-3835, CVE-2008-4067, CVE-2008-4068)

A flaw was found in Thunderbird that caused certain characters to be
stripped from JavaScript code. This flaw could allow malicious JavaScript
to bypass or evade script filters. (CVE-2008-4065, CVE-2008-4066)

Note: JavaScript support is disabled by default in Thunderbird; the above
issue is not exploitable unless JavaScript is enabled.

A heap based buffer overflow flaw was found in the handling of cancelled
newsgroup messages. If the user cancels a specially crafted newsgroup
message it could cause Thunderbird to crash or, potentially, execute
arbitrary code as the user running Thunderbird. (CVE-2008-4070)

All Thunderbird users should upgrade to these updated packages, which
resolve these issues.

4. 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

5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

463181 - CVE-2008-0016 Mozilla UTF-8 stack buffer overflow
463182 - CVE-2008-3835 mozilla: nsXMLDocument::OnChannelRedirect() same-origin violation
463190 - CVE-2008-4058 Mozilla privilege escalation via XPCnativeWrapper pollution
463192 - CVE-2008-4059 Mozilla privilege escalation via XPCnativeWrapper pollution
463198 - CVE-2008-4060 Mozilla privilege escalation via XPCnativeWrapper pollution
463199 - CVE-2008-4061 Mozilla layout engine crash
463201 - CVE-2008-4062 Mozilla crashes with evidence of memory corruption
463234 - CVE-2008-4065 Mozilla BOM characters stripped from JavaScript before execution
463243 - CVE-2008-4066 Mozilla low surrogates stripped from JavaScript before execution
463246 - CVE-2008-4067 Mozilla resource: traversal vulnerability
463248 - CVE-2008-4068 Mozilla local HTML file recource: bypass
464041 - CVE-2008-4070 Thunderbird cancelled newsgrop messages

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:

Source:

i386:
thunderbird-1.5.0.12-16.el4.i386.rpm
thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-16.el4.i386.rpm

ia64:
thunderbird-1.5.0.12-16.el4.ia64.rpm
thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-16.el4.ia64.rpm

ppc:
thunderbird-1.5.0.12-16.el4.ppc.rpm
thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-16.el4.ppc.rpm

s390:
thunderbird-1.5.0.12-16.el4.s390.rpm
thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-16.el4.s390.rpm

s390x:
thunderbird-1.5.0.12-16.el4.s390x.rpm
thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-16.el4.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
thunderbird-1.5.0.12-16.el4.x86_64.rpm
thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-16.el4.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:

Source:

i386:
thunderbird-1.5.0.12-16.el4.i386.rpm
thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-16.el4.i386.rpm

x86_64:
thunderbird-1.5.0.12-16.el4.x86_64.rpm
thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-16.el4.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4:

Source:

i386:
thunderbird-1.5.0.12-16.el4.i386.rpm
thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-16.el4.i386.rpm

ia64:
thunderbird-1.5.0.12-16.el4.ia64.rpm
thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-16.el4.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
thunderbird-1.5.0.12-16.el4.x86_64.rpm
thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-16.el4.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4:

Source:

i386:
thunderbird-1.5.0.12-16.el4.i386.rpm
thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-16.el4.i386.rpm

ia64:
thunderbird-1.5.0.12-16.el4.ia64.rpm
thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-16.el4.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
thunderbird-1.5.0.12-16.el4.x86_64.rpm
thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-16.el4.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client):

Source:

i386:
thunderbird-2.0.0.17-1.el5.i386.rpm
thunderbird-debuginfo-2.0.0.17-1.el5.i386.rpm

x86_64:
thunderbird-2.0.0.17-1.el5.x86_64.rpm
thunderbird-debuginfo-2.0.0.17-1.el5.x86_64.rpm

RHEL Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server):

Source:

i386:
thunderbird-2.0.0.17-1.el5.i386.rpm
thunderbird-debuginfo-2.0.0.17-1.el5.i386.rpm

x86_64:
thunderbird-2.0.0.17-1.el5.x86_64.rpm
thunderbird-debuginfo-2.0.0.17-1.el5.x86_64.rpm

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security.  Our key and 
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key#package

7. References:

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-0016
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3835
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4058
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4059
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4060
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4061
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4062
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4065
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4066
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4067
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4068
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4070
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#moderate

8. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is .  More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact

Copyright 2008 Red Hat, Inc.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux: RHSA-2008:0908-01 Moderate: Thunderbird Update

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Calendar Grey October 1, 2008
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Critical patch release for Fennec distributions on CentOS addressing major vulnerabilities.
Updated thunderbird packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5. This update has been rated as having moderate security impac...

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.
Several flaws were found in the processing of malformed HTML mail content. An HTML mail message containing malicious content could cause Thunderbird to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code as the user running Thunderbird. (CVE-2008-0016, CVE-2008-4058, CVE-2008-4059, CVE-2008-4060, CVE-2008-4061, CVE-2008-4062)
Several flaws were found in the way malformed HTML mail content was displayed. An HTML mail message containing specially crafted content could potentially trick a Thunderbird user into surrendering sensitive information. (CVE-2008-3835, CVE-2008-4067, CVE-2008-4068)
A flaw was found in Thunderbird that caused certain characters to be stripped from JavaScript code. This flaw could allow malicious JavaScript to bypass or evade script filters. (CVE-2008-4065, CVE-2008-4066)
Note: JavaScript support is disabled by default in Thunderbird; the above issue is not exploitable unless JavaScript is enabled.
A heap based buffer overflow flaw was found in the handling of cancelled newsgroup messages. If the user cancels a specially crafted newsgroup message it could cause Thunderbird to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code as the user running Thunderbird. (CVE-2008-4070)
All Thunderbird users should upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve these issues.

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate software update security fix Red Hat Enterprise Linux thunderbird email client

References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-0016 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-3835 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4058 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4059 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4060 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4061 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4062 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4065 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4066 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4067 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4068 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4070 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#moderate

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:
Source:
i386: thunderbird-1.5.0.12-16.el4.i386.rpm thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-16.el4.i386.rpm
ia64: thunderbird-1.5.0.12-16.el4.ia64.rpm thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-16.el4.ia64.rpm
ppc: thunderbird-1.5.0.12-16.el4.ppc.rpm thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-16.el4.ppc.rpm
s390: thunderbird-1.5.0.12-16.el4.s390.rpm thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-16.el4.s390.rpm
s390x: thunderbird-1.5.0.12-16.el4.s390x.rpm thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-16.el4.s390x.rpm
x86_64: thunderbird-1.5.0.12-16.el4.x86_64.rpm thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-16.el4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:
Source:
i386: thunderbird-1.5.0.12-16.el4.i386.rpm thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-16.el4.i386.rpm
x86_64: thunderbird-1.5.0.12-16.el4.x86_64.rpm thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-16.el4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4:
Source:
i386: thunderbird-1.5.0.12-16.el4.i386.rpm thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-16.el4.i386.rpm
ia64: thunderbird-1.5.0.12-16.el4.ia64.rpm thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-16.el4.ia64.rpm
x86_64: thunderbird-1.5.0.12-16.el4.x86_64.rpm thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-16.el4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4:
Source:
i386:

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2008:0908-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0908.html
Issue date: 2008-10-01

Topic

Updated thunderbird packages that fix several security issues 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 moderate software update security fix Red Hat Enterprise Linux thunderbird email client

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

463181 - CVE-2008-0016 Mozilla UTF-8 stack buffer overflow

463182 - CVE-2008-3835 mozilla: nsXMLDocument::OnChannelRedirect() same-origin violation

463190 - CVE-2008-4058 Mozilla privilege escalation via XPCnativeWrapper pollution

463192 - CVE-2008-4059 Mozilla privilege escalation via XPCnativeWrapper pollution

463198 - CVE-2008-4060 Mozilla privilege escalation via XPCnativeWrapper pollution

463199 - CVE-2008-4061 Mozilla layout engine crash

463201 - CVE-2008-4062 Mozilla crashes with evidence of memory corruption

463234 - CVE-2008-4065 Mozilla BOM characters stripped from JavaScript before execution

463243 - CVE-2008-4066 Mozilla low surrogates stripped from JavaScript before execution

463246 - CVE-2008-4067 Mozilla resource: traversal vulnerability

463248 - CVE-2008-4068 Mozilla local HTML file recource: bypass

464041 - CVE-2008-4070 Thunderbird cancelled newsgrop messages

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