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Fedora 9 Update: Security Advisory for Thunderbird HTML Vulnerability

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-2009-0040, CVE-2009-0352, CVE-2009-0353, CVE-2009-0772, CVE-2009-0774, CVE-2009-0775) Several flaws were found in the way malformed content was processed. An HTML mail message containing specially-crafted content could potentially trick a Thunderbird user into surrendering sensitive information. (CVE-2009-0355, CVE-2009-0776) Note: JavaScript support is disabled by default in Thunderbird. None of the above issues are exploitable unless JavaScript is enabled.. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2009-2884 2009-03-21 00:48:58 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name : thunderbird Product : Fedora 9 Version : 2.0.0.21 Release : 1.fc9 URL : https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird:Home_Page Summary : Mozilla Thunderbird mail/newsgroup client Description : Mozilla Thunderbird is a standalone mail and newsgroup client. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Update Information: 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-2009-0040, CVE-2009-0352, CVE-2009-0353, CVE-2009-0772, CVE-2009-0774, CVE-2009-0775) Several flaws were found in the way malformed content was processed. An HTML mail message containing specially-crafted content could potentially trick a Thunderbird user into surrendering sensitive information. (CVE-2009-0355, CVE-2009-0776) Note: JavaScript support is disabled by default in Thunderbird. None of the above issues are exploitable unless JavaScript isenabled. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------ChangeLog: * Fri Mar 20 2009 Christopher Aillon - 2.0.0.21-1 - Update to 2.0.0.21 * Wed Jan 7 2009 Christopher Aillon - 2.0.0.19-2 - Disable the crash dialog * Mon Jan 5 2009 Christopher Aillon 2.0.0.19-1 - Update to 2.0.0.19 * Wed Nov 19 2008 Christopher Aillon 2.0.0.18-1 - Update to 2.0.0.18 * Thu Oct 9 2008 Christopher Aillon 2.0.0.17-1 - Update to 2.0.0.17 * Wed Jul 23 2008 Christopher Aillon 2.0.0.16-1 - Update to 2.0.0.16 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------References: [ 1 ] Bug #486355 - CVE-2009-0040 libpng arbitrary free() flaw https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=486355 [ 2 ] Bug #483139 - CVE-2009-0352 Firefox layout crashes with evidence of memory corruption https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=483139 [ 3 ] Bug #483141 - CVE-2009-0353 Firefox javascript crashes with evidence of memory corruption https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=483141 [ 4 ] Bug #483143 - CVE-2009-0355 Firefox local file stealing with SessionStore https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=483143 [ 5 ] Bug #488273 - CVE-2009-0772 Firefox 2 and 3 - Layout engine crashes https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=488273 [ 6 ] Bug #488283 - CVE-2009-0774 Firefox 2 and 3 crashes in the JavaScript engine https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=488283 [ 7 ] Bug #488287 - CVE-2009-0775 Firefox XUL Linked Clones Double Free Vulnerability https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=488287 [ 8 ] Bug #488290 - CVE-2009-0776 Firefox XML data theft via RDFXMLDataSource and cross-domain redirect https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=488290 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------This update can be installed with the "yum" update program. Use su -c 'yum update thunderbird' at the command line. For moreinformation, refer to "Managing Software with yum", available at . All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at https://fedoraproject.org/security/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------_______________________________________________ Fedora-package-announce mailing list This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it./ . Thunderbird update for Fedora 9 has been released to fix vulnerabilities in HTML processing that could permit the execution of harmful content by malicious actors.. thunderbird update,fedora security,html flaws,mail client threat. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Mar 20, 2009 •Critical Fedora