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RedHat: RHSA-2011:0474-01 Critical: Thunderbird Code Execution Issue

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Calendar Grey April 29, 2011
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Critical notice regarding Thunderbird addressing various security flaws in Red Hat Enterprise Linux editions 4 and 5.
An updated thunderbird package that fixes several security issues is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5

Solution

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

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

Summary

Mozilla Thunderbird is a standalone mail and newsgroup client.
Several flaws were found in the processing of malformed HTML content. An HTML mail message containing malicious content could possibly lead to arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the user running Thunderbird. (CVE-2011-0080)
An arbitrary memory write flaw was found in the way Thunderbird handled out-of-memory conditions. If all memory was consumed when a user viewed a malicious HTML mail message, it could possibly lead to arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the user running Thunderbird. (CVE-2011-0078)
An integer overflow flaw was found in the way Thunderbird handled the HTML frameset tag. An HTML mail message with a frameset tag containing large values for the "rows" and "cols" attributes could trigger this flaw, possibly leading to arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the user running Thunderbird. (CVE-2011-0077)
A flaw was found in the way Thunderbird handled the HTML iframe tag. An HTML mail message with an iframe tag containing a specially-crafted source address could trigger this flaw, possibly leading to arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the user running Thunderbird. (CVE-2011-0075)
A flaw was found in the way Thunderbird displayed multiple marquee elements. A malformed HTML mail message could cause Thunderbird to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Thunderbird. (CVE-2011-0074)
A flaw was found in the way Thunderbird handled the nsTreeSelection element. Malformed content could cause Thunderbird to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Thunderbird. (CVE-2011-0073)
All Thunderbird users should upgrade to this updated package, which resolves these issues. All running instances of Thunderbird must be restarted for the update to take effect.

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue Red Hat update critical arbitrary code execution Thunderbird

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0073 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0074 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0075 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0077 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0078 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-0080 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:
Source:
i386: thunderbird-1.5.0.12-38.el4.i386.rpm thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-38.el4.i386.rpm
ia64: thunderbird-1.5.0.12-38.el4.ia64.rpm thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-38.el4.ia64.rpm
ppc: thunderbird-1.5.0.12-38.el4.ppc.rpm thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-38.el4.ppc.rpm
s390: thunderbird-1.5.0.12-38.el4.s390.rpm thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-38.el4.s390.rpm
s390x: thunderbird-1.5.0.12-38.el4.s390x.rpm thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-38.el4.s390x.rpm
x86_64: thunderbird-1.5.0.12-38.el4.x86_64.rpm thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-38.el4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:
Source:
i386: thunderbird-1.5.0.12-38.el4.i386.rpm thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-38.el4.i386.rpm
x86_64: thunderbird-1.5.0.12-38.el4.x86_64.rpm thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-38.el4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4:
Source:
i386: thunderbird-1.5.0.12-38.el4.i386.rpm thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-38.el4.i386.rpm
ia64: thunderbird-1.5.0.12-38.el4.ia64.rpm thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-38.el4.ia64.rpm
x86_64: thunderbird-1.5.0.12-38.el4.x86_64.rpm thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-38.el4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4:
Source:
i386: thunderbird-1.5.0.12-38.el4.i386.rpm

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2011:0474-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0474.html
Issue date: 2011-04-28

Topic

An updated thunderbird package that fixes several security issues is nowavailable for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having criticalsecurity impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores,which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerabilityfrom the CVE links in the References section.

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue Red Hat update critical arbitrary code execution Thunderbird

Relevant Releases Architectures

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

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

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

Bugs Fixed

700603 - CVE-2011-0078 Mozilla OOM condition arbitrary memory write (MFSA 2011-12)

700613 - CVE-2011-0077 Mozilla integer overflow in frameset spec (MFSA 2011-12)

700615 - CVE-2011-0075 Mozilla crash from bad iframe source (MFSA 2011-12)

700617 - CVE-2011-0074 Mozilla crash from several marquee elements (MFSA 2011-12)

700619 - CVE-2011-0073 Mozilla dangling pointer flaw (MFSA 2011-13)

700677 - CVE-2011-0080 Mozilla memory safety issue (MFSA 2011-12)

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