[ GLSA 200610-01 ] Mozilla Thunderbird: Multiple vulnerabilities

[GLSA]

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: Mozilla Thunderbird: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 200610-01)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: October 04, 2006
Bug(s): #147653
ID: 200610-01

Synopsis

The Mozilla Foundation has reported multiple security vulnerabilities related to Mozilla Thunderbird.

Background

The Mozilla Thunderbird mail client is a redesign of the Mozilla Mail component.

Affected Packages

Package: mail-client/mozilla-thunderbird
Vulnerable: < 1.5.0.7
Unaffected: >= 1.5.0.7
Architectures: All supported architectures

Package: mail-client/mozilla-thunderbird-bin
Vulnerable: < 1.5.0.7
Unaffected: >= 1.5.0.7
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

A number of vulnerabilities have been found and fixed in Mozilla Thunderbird. For details please consult the references below.

Impact

The most severe vulnerabilities might lead to the execution of arbitrary code with the rights of the user running the application. Other vulnerabilities include program crashes and the acceptance of forged certificates.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Mozilla Thunderbird users should upgrade to the latest version: