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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201705-07
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Severity: Normal
Title: Mozilla Thunderbird: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: May 09, 2017
Bugs: #611954
ID: 201705-07

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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
=================

——————————————————————-
Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
——————————————————————-
1 mail-client/thunderbird < 45.8.0 >= 45.8.0
2 mail-client/thunderbird-bin
< 45.8.0 >= 45.8.0
——————————————————————-
2 affected packages

Description
===========

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, cause a Denial of Service condition, spoof content or
obtain sensitive information.

Workaround
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

All Mozilla Thunderbird users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=mail-client/thunderbird-45.8.0”

All Mozilla Thunderbird binary users should upgrade to the latest
version:

# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot -v “>=mail-client/thunderbird-bin-45.8.0”

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2017-5398
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-5398
[ 2 ] CVE-2017-5400
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-5400
[ 3 ] CVE-2017-5401
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-5401
[ 4 ] CVE-2017-5402
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-5402
[ 5 ] CVE-2017-5404
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-5404
[ 6 ] CVE-2017-5405
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-5405
[ 7 ] CVE-2017-5407
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-5407
[ 8 ] CVE-2017-5408
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-5408
[ 9 ] CVE-2017-5410
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-5410

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/201705-07

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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