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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202005-03
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Mozilla Thunderbird: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: May 12, 2020
Bugs: #721324
ID: 202005-03
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Mozilla Thunderbird, the
worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of 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 < 68.8.0 >= 68.8.0
2 mail-client/thunderbird-bin
< 68.8.0 >= 68.8.0
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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
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A remote attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code, cause a Denial
of Service condition or spoof sender email address.
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-68.8.0”
All Mozilla Thunderbird binary users should upgrade to the latest
version:
# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot -v “>=mail-client/thunderbird-bin-68.8.0”
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2020-12387
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12387
[ 2 ] CVE-2020-12392
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12392
[ 3 ] CVE-2020-12395
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12395
[ 4 ] CVE-2020-12397
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12397
[ 5 ] CVE-2020-6831
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-6831
[ 6 ] MFSA-2020-18
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2020-18/
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/202005-03
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 2020 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.
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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