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Scientific Linux 6: Critical Thunderbird Update for Security Issues

Critical: thunderbird security update. Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2011 15:20:18 -0600 Reply-To: Troy Dawson Sender: Security Errata for Scientific Linux From: Troy Dawson Subject: Security ERRATA Critical: thunderbird on SL6.x i386/x86_64 Comments: To: "This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it." Synopsis: Critical: thunderbird security update Issue date: 2011-03-01 CVE Names: CVE-2010-1585 CVE-2011-0053 CVE-2011-0061 CVE-2011-0062 Several flaws were found in the processing of malformed HTML content. Malicious HTML content could cause Thunderbird to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Thunderbird. (CVE-2010-1585, CVE-2011-0053, CVE-2011-0062) A flaw was found in the way Thunderbird handled malformed JPEG images. An HTML mail message containing a malicious JPEG image could cause Thunderbird to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Thunderbird. (CVE-2011-0061) All running instances of Thunderbird must be restarted for the update to take effect. SL 6.x SRPMS: thunderbird-3.1.8-4.el6_0.src.rpm i386: thunderbird-3.1.8-4.el6_0.i686.rpm x86_64: thunderbird-3.1.8-4.el6_0.x86_64.rpm -Connie Sieh -Troy Dawson . Important update for SL6 Firefox addresses several vulnerabilities. Make sure to restart your system to implement improvements for better user protection.. Thunderbird Security Update, SL6 Thunderbird Update, Critical ThunderBird Flaws. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Mar 04, 2011 •Critical Scientific Linux