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Scientific Linux: Thunderbird Security Fix SLSA-2017:0498-1 CVE-2017-5400 Important

Calendar Mar 14, 2017 • User Avatar LinuxSecurity Advisories
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Important: thunderbird security update 
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2017 14:07:48 -0000
Reply-To: scientific-linux-users@
Sender: Security Errata for Scientific Linux
 
From: Pat Riehecky 
Subject: Security ERRATA Important: thunderbird on SL5.x, SL6.x,
 SL7.x i386/x86_64
MIME-Version: 1.0
Message-ID: <20170314140748.9193.3257@slpackages.fnal.gov>

Synopsis: Important: thunderbird security update
Advisory ID: SLSA-2017:0498-1
Issue Date: 2017-03-14
CVE Numbers: CVE-2017-5400
 CVE-2017-5401
 CVE-2017-5402
 CVE-2017-5404
 CVE-2017-5407
 CVE-2017-5410
 CVE-2017-5408
 CVE-2017-5405
 CVE-2017-5398
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This update upgrades Thunderbird to version 45.8.0.

Security Fix(es):

* Multiple 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-2017-5398, CVE-2017-5400, CVE-2017-5401,
CVE-2017-5402, CVE-2017-5404, CVE-2017-5407, CVE-2017-5408, CVE-2017-5410,
CVE-2017-5405)
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SL5
 x86_64
 thunderbird-45.8.0-1.el5_11.x86_64.rpm
 thunderbird-debuginfo-45.8.0-1.el5_11.x86_64.rpm
 i386
 thunderbird-45.8.0-1.el5_11.i386.rpm
 thunderbird-debuginfo-45.8.0-1.el5_11.i386.rpm
SL6
 x86_64
 thunderbird-45.8.0-1.el6_8.x86_64.rpm
 thunderbird-debuginfo-45.8.0-1.el6_8.x86_64.rpm
 i386
 thunderbird-45.8.0-1.el6_8.i686.rpm
 thunderbird-debuginfo-45.8.0-1.el6_8.i686.rpm
SL7
 x86_64
 thunderbird-45.8.0-1.el7_3.x86_64.rpm
 thunderbird-debuginfo-45.8.0-1.el7_3.x86_64.rpm

- Scientific Linux Development Team