- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200606-21 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: Mozilla Thunderbird: Multiple vulnerabilities Date: June 19, 2006 Bugs: #135256 ID: 200606-21 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== Several vulnerabilities in Mozilla Thunderbird allow cross site scripting, JavaScript privilege escalation and possibly execution of arbitrary code. Background ========== Mozilla Thunderbird is the next-generation mail client from the Mozilla project. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 mozilla-thunderbird < 1.5.0.4 >= 1.5.0.4 2 mozilla-thunderbird-bin < 1.5.0.4 >= 1.5.0.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 affected packages on all of their supported architectures. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Description =========== Several vulnerabilities were found and fixed in Mozilla Thunderbird. For details, please consult the references below. Impact ====== A remote attacker could craft malicious emails that would leverage these issues to inject and execute arbitrary script code with elevated privileges, spoof content, and possibly execute arbitrary code with the rights of the user running the application. Workaround ========== There are no known workarounds for all the issues at this time. Resolution ========== All Mozilla Thunderbird users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=mail-client/mozilla-thunderbird-1.5.0.4" All Mozilla Thunderbird binary users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=mail-client/mozilla-thunderbird-bin-1.5.0.4" Note: There is no stable fixed version for the Alpha architecture yet. Users of Mozilla Thunderbird on Alpha should consider unmerging it until such a version is available. References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2006-2775 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2775 [ 2 ] CVE-2006-2776 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2776 [ 3 ] CVE-2006-2778 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2778 [ 4 ] CVE-2006-2779 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2779 [ 5 ] CVE-2006-2780 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2780 [ 6 ] CVE-2006-2781 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2781 [ 7 ] CVE-2006-2783 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2783 [ 8 ] CVE-2006-2786 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2786 [ 9 ] CVE-2006-2787 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-2787 [ 10 ] Mozilla Foundation Security Advisories http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/known-vulnerabilities.html#Thunderbird Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200606-21.xml Concerns? ========= 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@xxxxxxxxxx or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2006 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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