Date:         Thu, 4 Sep 2014 14:45:34 +0000
Reply-To:     scientific-linux-users@listserv.fnal.gov
Sender:       Security Errata for Scientific Linux
              
From:         Pat Riehecky 
Subject:      Security ERRATA Important: thunderbird on SL5.x, SL6.x i386/x86_64
MIME-Version: 1.0

Synopsis:          Important: thunderbird security update
Advisory ID:       SLSA-2014:1145-1
Issue Date:        2014-09-03
CVE Numbers:       CVE-2014-1562
                   CVE-2014-1567
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Several flaws were found in the processing of malformed web content. A web
page containing malicious content could cause Thunderbird to crash or,
potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user
running Thunderbird. (CVE-2014-1562, CVE-2014-1567)

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.

After installing the update, Thunderbird must be restarted for the changes
to take effect.
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SL5
  x86_64
    thunderbird-24.8.0-1.el5_10.x86_64.rpm
    thunderbird-debuginfo-24.8.0-1.el5_10.x86_64.rpm
  i386
    thunderbird-24.8.0-1.el5_10.i386.rpm
    thunderbird-debuginfo-24.8.0-1.el5_10.i386.rpm
SL6
  x86_64
    thunderbird-24.8.0-1.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
    thunderbird-debuginfo-24.8.0-1.el6_5.x86_64.rpm
  i386
    thunderbird-24.8.0-1.el6_5.i686.rpm
    thunderbird-debuginfo-24.8.0-1.el6_5.i686.rpm

- Scientific Linux Development Team