A thunderbird security update is available for Gentoo Linux
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201803-14
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Mozilla Thunderbird: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: March 28, 2018
Bugs: #627376, #639048, #643842, #645812, #645820
ID: 201803-14
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Synopsis
========
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Mozilla Thunderbird, the
worst of which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.
Background
==========
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 < 52.6.0 >= 52.6.0
2 mail-client/thunderbird-bin
< 52.6.0 >= 52.6.0
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2 affected packages
Description
===========
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Mozilla Thunderbird.
Please review the referenced Mozilla Foundation Security Advisories and
CVE identifiers below for details.
Impact
======
A remote attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code, cause a Denial
of Service condition, obtain sensitive information, conduct URL
hijacking, or conduct cross-site scripting (XSS).
Workaround
==========
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
==========
All Thunderbird users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=mail-client/thunderbird-52.6.0"
All Thunderbird binary users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=mail-client/thunderbird-bin-52.6.0"
References
==========
[ 1 ] CVE-2017-7753
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-7753
[ 2 ] CVE-2017-7779
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-7779
[ 3 ] CVE-2017-7784
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-7784
[ 4 ] CVE-2017-7785
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-7785
[ 5 ] CVE-2017-7786
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-7786
[ 6 ] CVE-2017-7787
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-7787
[ 7 ] CVE-2017-7791
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-7791
[ 8 ] CVE-2017-7792
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-7792
[ 9 ] CVE-2017-7793
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-7793
[ 10 ] CVE-2017-7800
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-7800
[ 11 ] CVE-2017-7801
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-7801
[ 12 ] CVE-2017-7802
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-7802
[ 13 ] CVE-2017-7803
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-7803
[ 14 ] CVE-2017-7805
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-7805
[ 15 ] CVE-2017-7807
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-7807
[ 16 ] CVE-2017-7809
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-7809
[ 17 ] CVE-2017-7810
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-7810
[ 18 ] CVE-2017-7814
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-7814
[ 19 ] CVE-2017-7818
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-7818
[ 20 ] CVE-2017-7819
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-7819
[ 21 ] CVE-2017-7823
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-7823
[ 22 ] CVE-2017-7824
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-7824
[ 23 ] CVE-2017-7825
https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-7825
[ 24 ] CVE-2017-7826
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7826
[ 25 ] CVE-2017-7828
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7828
[ 26 ] CVE-2017-7829
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7829
[ 27 ] CVE-2017-7830
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7830
[ 28 ] CVE-2017-7846
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7846
[ 29 ] CVE-2017-7847
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7847
[ 30 ] CVE-2017-7848
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7848
[ 31 ] CVE-2018-5089
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5089
[ 32 ] CVE-2018-5095
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5095
[ 33 ] CVE-2018-5096
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5096
[ 34 ] CVE-2018-5097
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5097
[ 35 ] CVE-2018-5098
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5098
[ 36 ] CVE-2018-5099
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5099
[ 37 ] CVE-2018-5102
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5102
[ 38 ] CVE-2018-5103
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5103
[ 39 ] CVE-2018-5104
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5104
[ 40 ] CVE-2018-5117
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5117
[ 41 ] Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2017-20
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-20/
[ 42 ] Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2017-23
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-23/
[ 43 ] Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2017-26
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-26/
[ 44 ] Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2017-30
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-30/
[ 45 ] Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2018-04
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-04/
Availability
============
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201803-14
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@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2018 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
