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Red Hat Enterprise Linux: RHSA-2013:0821-01 Critical: Thunderbird Threats

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An updated thunderbird package that fixes several security issues is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base
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====================================================================                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Important: thunderbird security update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2013:0821-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL:      https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0821.html
Issue date:        2013-05-14
CVE Names:         CVE-2013-0801 CVE-2013-1670 CVE-2013-1674 
                   CVE-2013-1675 CVE-2013-1676 CVE-2013-1677 
                   CVE-2013-1678 CVE-2013-1679 CVE-2013-1680 
                   CVE-2013-1681 
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1. Summary:

An updated thunderbird package that fixes several security issues is now
available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having
important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base
scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each
vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

RHEL Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server)	 - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

3. Description:

Mozilla Thunderbird is a standalone mail and newsgroup client.

Several flaws were found in the processing of malformed content. Malicious
content could cause Thunderbird to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary
code with the privileges of the user running Thunderbird. (CVE-2013-0801,
CVE-2013-1674, CVE-2013-1675, CVE-2013-1676, CVE-2013-1677, CVE-2013-1678,
CVE-2013-1679, CVE-2013-1680, CVE-2013-1681)

A flaw was found in the way Thunderbird handled Content Level Constructors.
Malicious content could use this flaw to perform cross-site scripting (XSS)
attacks. (CVE-2013-1670)

Red Hat would like to thank the Mozilla project for reporting these issues.
Upstream acknowledges Christoph Diehl, Christian Holler, Jesse Ruderman,
Timothy Nikkel, Jeff Walden, Nils, Ms2ger, Abhishek Arya, and Cody Crews as
the original reporters of these issues.

Note: All of the above issues cannot be exploited by a specially-crafted
HTML mail message as JavaScript is disabled by default for mail messages.
They could be exploited another way in Thunderbird, for example, when
viewing the full remote content of an RSS feed.

All Thunderbird users should upgrade to this updated package, which
contains Thunderbird version 17.0.6 ESR, which corrects these issues. After
installing the update, Thunderbird must be restarted for the changes to
take effect.

4. 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/articles/11258

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

962591 - CVE-2013-0801 Mozilla: Miscellaneous memory safety hazards (rv:17.0.6) (MFSA 2013-41)
962596 - CVE-2013-1670 Mozilla: Privileged access for content level constructor (MFSA 2013-42)
962598 - CVE-2013-1674 Mozilla: Use-after-free with video and onresize event (MFSA 2013-46)
962601 - CVE-2013-1675 Mozilla: Uninitialized functions in DOMSVGZoomEvent (MFSA 2013-47)
962603 - CVE-2013-1676 CVE-2013-1677 CVE-2013-1678 CVE-2013-1679 CVE-2013-1680 CVE-2013-1681 Mozilla:  Memory corruption found using Address Sanitizer (MFSA 2013-48)

6. Package List:

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

Source:

i386:
thunderbird-17.0.6-1.el5_9.i386.rpm
thunderbird-debuginfo-17.0.6-1.el5_9.i386.rpm

x86_64:
thunderbird-17.0.6-1.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
thunderbird-debuginfo-17.0.6-1.el5_9.x86_64.rpm

RHEL Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server)	:

Source:

i386:
thunderbird-17.0.6-1.el5_9.i386.rpm
thunderbird-debuginfo-17.0.6-1.el5_9.i386.rpm

x86_64:
thunderbird-17.0.6-1.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
thunderbird-debuginfo-17.0.6-1.el5_9.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6):

Source:

i386:
thunderbird-17.0.6-2.el6_4.i686.rpm
thunderbird-debuginfo-17.0.6-2.el6_4.i686.rpm

x86_64:
thunderbird-17.0.6-2.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
thunderbird-debuginfo-17.0.6-2.el6_4.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6):

Source:

i386:
thunderbird-17.0.6-2.el6_4.i686.rpm
thunderbird-debuginfo-17.0.6-2.el6_4.i686.rpm

ppc64:
thunderbird-17.0.6-2.el6_4.ppc64.rpm
thunderbird-debuginfo-17.0.6-2.el6_4.ppc64.rpm

s390x:
thunderbird-17.0.6-2.el6_4.s390x.rpm
thunderbird-debuginfo-17.0.6-2.el6_4.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
thunderbird-17.0.6-2.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
thunderbird-debuginfo-17.0.6-2.el6_4.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6):

Source:

i386:
thunderbird-17.0.6-2.el6_4.i686.rpm
thunderbird-debuginfo-17.0.6-2.el6_4.i686.rpm

x86_64:
thunderbird-17.0.6-2.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
thunderbird-debuginfo-17.0.6-2.el6_4.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://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0801
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1670
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1674
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1675
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1676
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1677
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1678
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1679
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1680
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1681
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#important

8. Contact:

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

Copyright 2013 Red Hat, Inc.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux: RHSA-2013:0821-01 Critical: Thunderbird Threats

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Uncover the crucial security enhancement for Thunderbird on CentOS, tackling several vulnerabilities.
An updated thunderbird package that fixes several security issues is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6

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/articles/11258

Summary

Mozilla Thunderbird is a standalone mail and newsgroup client.
Several flaws were found in the processing of malformed content. Malicious content could cause Thunderbird to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Thunderbird. (CVE-2013-0801, CVE-2013-1674, CVE-2013-1675, CVE-2013-1676, CVE-2013-1677, CVE-2013-1678, CVE-2013-1679, CVE-2013-1680, CVE-2013-1681)
A flaw was found in the way Thunderbird handled Content Level Constructors. Malicious content could use this flaw to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. (CVE-2013-1670)
Red Hat would like to thank the Mozilla project for reporting these issues. Upstream acknowledges Christoph Diehl, Christian Holler, Jesse Ruderman, Timothy Nikkel, Jeff Walden, Nils, Ms2ger, Abhishek Arya, and Cody Crews as the original reporters of these issues.
Note: All of the above issues cannot be exploited by a specially-crafted HTML mail message as JavaScript is disabled by default for mail messages. They could be exploited another way in Thunderbird, for example, when viewing the full remote content of an RSS feed.
All Thunderbird users should upgrade to this updated package, which contains Thunderbird version 17.0.6 ESR, which corrects these issues. After installing the update, Thunderbird must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0801 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1670 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1674 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1675 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1676 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1677 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1678 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1679 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1680 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1681 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#important

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client):
Source:
i386: thunderbird-17.0.6-1.el5_9.i386.rpm thunderbird-debuginfo-17.0.6-1.el5_9.i386.rpm
x86_64: thunderbird-17.0.6-1.el5_9.x86_64.rpm thunderbird-debuginfo-17.0.6-1.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
RHEL Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) :
Source:
i386: thunderbird-17.0.6-1.el5_9.i386.rpm thunderbird-debuginfo-17.0.6-1.el5_9.i386.rpm
x86_64: thunderbird-17.0.6-1.el5_9.x86_64.rpm thunderbird-debuginfo-17.0.6-1.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6):
Source:
i386: thunderbird-17.0.6-2.el6_4.i686.rpm thunderbird-debuginfo-17.0.6-2.el6_4.i686.rpm
x86_64: thunderbird-17.0.6-2.el6_4.x86_64.rpm thunderbird-debuginfo-17.0.6-2.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6):
Source:
i386: thunderbird-17.0.6-2.el6_4.i686.rpm thunderbird-debuginfo-17.0.6-2.el6_4.i686.rpm
ppc64: thunderbird-17.0.6-2.el6_4.ppc64.rpm thunderbird-debuginfo-17.0.6-2.el6_4.ppc64.rpm
s390x: thunderbird-17.0.6-2.el6_4.s390x.rpm thunderbird-debuginfo-17.0.6-2.el6_4.s390x.rpm
x86_64: thunderbird-17.0.6-2.el6_4.x86_64.rpm thunderbird-debuginfo-17.0.6-2.el6_4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6):
Source:
i386: thunderbird-17.0.6-2.el6_4.i686.rpm thunderbird-debuginfo-17.0.6-2.el6_4.i686.rpm
x86_64:

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2013:0821-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Issue date: 2013-05-14

Topic

An updated thunderbird package that fixes several security issues is nowavailable for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as havingimportant security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) basescores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for eachvulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.

Relevant Releases Architectures

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

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

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

962591 - CVE-2013-0801 Mozilla: Miscellaneous memory safety hazards (rv:17.0.6) (MFSA 2013-41)

962596 - CVE-2013-1670 Mozilla: Privileged access for content level constructor (MFSA 2013-42)

962598 - CVE-2013-1674 Mozilla: Use-after-free with video and onresize event (MFSA 2013-46)

962601 - CVE-2013-1675 Mozilla: Uninitialized functions in DOMSVGZoomEvent (MFSA 2013-47)

962603 - CVE-2013-1676 CVE-2013-1677 CVE-2013-1678 CVE-2013-1679 CVE-2013-1680 CVE-2013-1681 Mozilla: Memory corruption found using Address Sanitizer (MFSA 2013-48)

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