security advisorymoderatethunderbird Moderate: thunderbird security update. Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 15:29:55 -0500 Reply-To: Troy Dawson Sender: Security Errata for Scientific Linux From: Troy Dawson Subject: Security ERRATA for thunderbird on SL4.x, SL5.x i386/x86_64 Comments: To: "This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it." Synopsis: Moderate: thunderbird security update 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 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) Note2: On SL4 this updates fixes the bug that when a URL link is clicked, firefox wouldn't start. Firefox now starts when a URL link is clicked. SL 4.x SRPMS: thunderbird-1.5.0.12-16.el4.src.rpm i386: thunderbird-1.5.0.12-16.el4.i386.rpm x86_64: thunderbird-1.5.0.12-16.el4.x86_64.rpm SL5.x SRPMS: thunderbird-2.0.0.17-1.el5.src.rpm i386: thunderbird-2.0.0.17-1.el5.i386.rpm x86_64: thunderbird-2.0.0.17-1.el5.x86_64.rpm -Connie Sieh -Troy Dawson . The recent Thunderbird patch remedies several vulnerabilities present in versions SL4.x and SL5.x, significantly boosting the platform's security measures.. Thunderbird Update, ScientificLinux Security, HTML Mail Issues, Moderate Security Fixes. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Oct 01, 2008 Scientific Linux 
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