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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201702-13
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: Mozilla Thunderbird: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: February 20, 2017
Bugs: #607310
ID: 201702-13
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Mozilla Thunderbird, the
worst of which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.
Background
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Mozilla Thunderbird is a popular open-source email client from the
Mozilla project.
Affected packages
=================
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 mail-client/thunderbird < 45.7.0 >= 45.7.0
2 mail-client/thunderbird-bin
< 45.7.0 >= 45.7.0
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2 affected packages
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Mozilla Thunderbird.
Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
======
A remote attacker, by enticing a user to open a specially crafted email
or web page, could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges
of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Mozilla Thunderbird users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=mail-client/thunderbird-45.7.0”
All Mozilla Thunderbird binary users should upgrade to the latest
version:
# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot -v “>=mail-client/thunderbird-bin-45.7.0”
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2017-5373
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-5373
[ 2 ] CVE-2017-5375
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-5375
[ 3 ] CVE-2017-5376
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-5376
[ 4 ] CVE-2017-5378
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-5378
[ 5 ] CVE-2017-5380
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-5380
[ 6 ] CVE-2017-5383
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-5383
[ 7 ] CVE-2017-5390
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-5390
[ 8 ] CVE-2017-5396
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-5396
[ 9 ] Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2017-03
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-03/
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-13
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users’ machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2017 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons – Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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