An icedove security update has been released for Debian GNU/Linux

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2556-1 security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/ Nico Golde
October 07, 2012 http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : icedove
Vulnerability : several
Problem type : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID : CVE-2012-1970 CVE-2012-1972 CVE-2012-1973 CVE-2012-1974
CVE-2012-1975 CVE-2012-1976 CVE-2012-3959 CVE-2012-3962
CVE-2012-3969 CVE-2012-3972 CVE-2012-3978

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in Icedove, Debian's version
of the Mozilla Thunderbird mail and news client.

This includes several instances of use-after-free and buffer overflow
issues. The reported vulnerabilities could lead to the execution of
arbitrary code, and additionally to the bypass of content-loading
restrictions via the location object.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 3.0.11-1+squeeze13.

For the testing distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 10.0.7-1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 10.0.7-1.


We recommend that you upgrade your icedove packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/

  DSA 2556-1: icedove security update