[ GLSA 201605-06 ] Mozilla Products

[GLSA]

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201605-06)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: May 31, 2016
Bug(s): #549356, #557590, #559186, #561246, #563230, #564834, #573074, #574596, #576862
ID: 201605-06

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Firefox, Thunderbird,
Network Security Services (NSS), and NetScape Portable Runtime (NSPR) with
the worst of which may allow remote execution of arbitrary code.


Background

Mozilla Firefox is an open-source web browser, Mozilla Thunderbird an
open-source email client, and the Network Security Service (NSS) is a
library implementing security features like SSL v.2/v.3, TLS, PKCS #5,
PKCS #7, PKCS #11, PKCS #12, S/MIME and X.509 certificates. The
SeaMonkey project is a community effort to deliver production-quality
releases of code derived from the application formerly known as
‘Mozilla Application Suite’.


Affected Packages

Package: dev-libs/nspr
Vulnerable: < 4.12
Unaffected: >= 4.12
Architectures: All supported architectures

Package: dev-libs/nss
Vulnerable: < 3.22.2
Unaffected: >= 3.22.2
Architectures: All supported architectures

Package: mail-client/thunderbird
Vulnerable: < 38.7.0
Unaffected: >= 38.7.0
Architectures: All supported architectures

Package: mail-client/thunderbird-bin
Vulnerable: < 38.7.0
Unaffected: >= 38.7.0
Architectures: All supported architectures

Package: www-client/firefox
Vulnerable: < 38.7.0
Unaffected: >= 38.7.0
Architectures: All supported architectures

Package: www-client/firefox-bin
Vulnerable: < 38.7.0
Unaffected: >= 38.7.0
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Firefox, NSS, NSPR, and
Thunderbird. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for
details.


Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to view a specially crafted web
page or email, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code or a
Denial of Service condition. Furthermore, a remote attacker may be able
to perform Man-in-the-Middle attacks, obtain sensitive information, spoof
the address bar, conduct clickjacking attacks, bypass security
restrictions and protection mechanisms, or have other unspecified
impacts.


Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All NSS users should upgrade to the latest version: