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security advisorycode executionimportantScientific Linux: SLSA-2014:0316-1 Important: Thunderbird Security Advisory
Important: thunderbird security update. Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2014 21:33:05 +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 i386/x86_64 MIME-Version: 1.0 Synopsis: Important: thunderbird security update Advisory ID: SLSA-2014:0316-1 Issue Date: 2014-03-19 CVE Numbers: CVE-2014-1493 CVE-2014-1497 CVE-2014-1508 CVE-2014-1509 CVE-2014-1505 CVE-2014-1510 CVE-2014-1511 CVE-2014-1512 CVE-2014-1513 CVE-2014-1514 -- 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-2014-1493, CVE-2014-1510, CVE-2014-1511, CVE-2014-1512, CVE-2014-1513, CVE-2014-1514) Several information disclosure flaws were found in the way Thunderbird processed malformed web content. An attacker could use these flaws to gain access to sensitive information such as cross-domain content or protected memory addresses or, potentially, cause Thunderbird to crash. (CVE-2014-1497, CVE-2014-1508, CVE-2014-1505) A memory corruption flaw was found in the way Thunderbird rendered certain PDF files. An attacker able to trick a user into installing a malicious extension could use this flaw to crash Thunderbird or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Thunderbird. (CVE-2014-1509) 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. -- SL5 x86_64 thunderbird-24.4.0-1.el5_10.x86_64.rpm thunderbird-debuginfo-24.4.0-1.el5_10.x86_64.rpm i386 thunderbird-24.4.0-1.el5_10.i386.rpm thunderbird-debuginfo-24.4.0-1.el5_10.i386.rpm SL6 x86_64 thunderbird-24.4.0-1.el6_5.x86_64.rpm thunderbird-debuginfo-24.4.0-1.el6_5.x86_64.rpm i386 thunderbird-24.4.0-1.el6_5.i686.rpm thunderbird-debuginfo-24.4.0-1.el6_5.i686.rpm - Scientific Linux Development Team . Mozilla's recent Thunderbird patch targets various vulnerabilities that might result in application crashes or allow for potential code execution exploits.. Thunderbird Security Update, Scientific Linux, Critical Software Patch. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team
Mar 19, 2014
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security advisorycode executionimportantScientific Linux: Thunderbird CVE-2013-5591 Exposes Critical Data Risk
Important: thunderbird security update. Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 17:31:59 +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 i386/x86_64 MIME-Version: 1.0 Synopsis: Important: thunderbird security update Advisory ID: SLSA-2013:1480-1 Issue Date: 2013-10-30 CVE Numbers: CVE-2013-5590 CVE-2013-5595 CVE-2013-5597 CVE-2013-5599 CVE-2013-5600 CVE-2013-5601 CVE-2013-5602 CVE-2013-5604 -- 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-2013-5590, CVE-2013-5597, CVE-2013-5599, CVE-2013-5600, CVE-2013-5601, CVE-2013-5602) It was found that the Thunderbird JavaScript engine incorrectly allocated memory for certain functions. An attacker could combine this flaw with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Thunderbird. (CVE-2013-5595) A flaw was found in the way Thunderbird handled certain Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations (XSLT) files. An attacker could combine this flaw with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Thunderbird. (CVE-2013-5604) 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. -- SL5 x86_64 thunderbird-17.0.10-1.el5_10.x86_64.rpm thunderbird-debuginfo-17.0.10-1.el5_10.x86_64.rpm i386 thunderbird-17.0.10-1.el5_10.i386.rpm thunderbird-debuginfo-17.0.10-1.el5_10.i386.rpm SL6 x86_64 thunderbird-17.0.10-1.el6_4.x86_64.rpm thunderbird-debuginfo-17.0.10-1.el6_4.x86_64.rpm i386 thunderbird-17.0.10-1.el6_4.i686.rpm thunderbird-debuginfo-17.0.10-1.el6_4.i686.rpm - Scientific Linux Development Team lastline . Important update issued for Thunderbird on SL5.x and SL6.x addressing multiple security flaws that could potentially enable unauthorized code execution.. thunderbird update, security patch, scientific linux, important security, email client fix. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team
Oct 30, 2013
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security advisorybuffer overflowthreatScientific Linux OpenOffice.org Important Buffer Overflow Fix CVE-2012-2665
Important: openoffice.org security update. Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2012 10:24:17 -0500 Reply-To:
Aug 02, 2012
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security advisorymoderatethreatScientific Linux: Telnet Security Enhancement RHSA-2005:504-00
Moderate: telnet security update. Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 17:07:18 -0500 Reply-To: Connie Sieh Sender: Security Errata for Scientific Linux From: Connie Sieh Subject: ERRATA for SL 301/302/303/304 i386 now available Comments: To: scientific ,
Jun 14, 2005
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