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Red Hat Security Advisory

 

Synopsis: Moderate: thunderbird security update

Advisory ID: RHSA-2008:0616-01

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0616.html

Issue date: 2008-07-23

CVE Names: CVE-2008-2785 CVE-2008-2798 CVE-2008-2799

CVE-2008-2800 CVE-2008-2801 CVE-2008-2802

CVE-2008-2803 CVE-2008-2805 CVE-2008-2807

CVE-2008-2808 CVE-2008-2809 CVE-2008-2810

CVE-2008-2811

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1. Summary:

 

Updated thunderbird packages that fix a security issue are now available

for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

 

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red

Hat Security Response Team.

 

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64

RHEL Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) - i386, x86_64

 

3. Description:

 

Mozilla Thunderbird is a standalone mail and newsgroup client.

 

Multiple flaws were found in the processing of malformed JavaScript

content. An HTML mail containing such malicious content could cause

Thunderbird to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code as the user

running Thunderbird. (CVE-2008-2801, CVE-2008-2802, CVE-2008-2803)

 

Several flaws were found in the processing of malformed HTML content. An

HTML mail containing malicious content could cause Thunderbird to crash or,

potentially, execute arbitrary code as the user running Thunderbird.

(CVE-2008-2785, CVE-2008-2798, CVE-2008-2799, CVE-2008-2811)

 

Several flaws were found in the way malformed HTML content was displayed.

An HTML mail containing specially-crafted content could, potentially, trick

a Thunderbird user into surrendering sensitive information. (CVE-2008-2800)

 

Two local file disclosure flaws were found in Thunderbird. An HTML mail

containing malicious content could cause Thunderbird to reveal the contents

of a local file to a remote attacker. (CVE-2008-2805, CVE-2008-2810)

 

A flaw was found in the way a malformed .properties file was processed by

Thunderbird. A malicious extension could read uninitialized memory,

possibly leaking sensitive data to the extension. (CVE-2008-2807)

 

A flaw was found in the way Thunderbird escaped a listing of local file

names. If a user could be tricked into listing a local directory containing

malicious file names, arbitrary JavaScript could be run with the

permissions of the user running Thunderbird. (CVE-2008-2808)

 

A flaw was found in the way Thunderbird displayed information about

self-signed certificates. It was possible for a self-signed certificate to

contain multiple alternate name entries, which were not all displayed to

the user, allowing them to mistakenly extend trust to an unknown site.

(CVE-2008-2809)

 

Note: JavaScript support is disabled by default in Thunderbird. The above

issues are not exploitable unless JavaScript is enabled.

 

All Thunderbird users should upgrade to these updated packages, which

contain backported patches to resolve these issues.

 

4. Solution:

 

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released

errata relevant to your system have been applied.

 

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use

the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at

http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188

 

5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

 

452204 - CVE-2008-2785 mozilla: CSS reference counter overflow (ZDI-CAN-349)

452597 - CVE-2008-2798 Firefox malformed web content flaws

452598 - CVE-2008-2799 Firefox javascript arbitrary code execution

452599 - CVE-2008-2800 Firefox XSS attacks

452600 - CVE-2008-2802 Firefox arbitrary JavaScript code execution

452602 - CVE-2008-2803 Firefox javascript arbitrary code execution

452604 - CVE-2008-2805 Firefox arbitrary file disclosure

452605 - CVE-2008-2801 Firefox arbitrary signed JAR code execution

452709 - CVE-2008-2807 Firefox .properties memory leak

452710 - CVE-2008-2808 Firefox file location escaping flaw

452711 - CVE-2008-2809 Firefox self signed certificate flaw

452712 - CVE-2008-2810 Firefox arbitrary file disclosure

453007 - CVE-2008-2811 Firefox block reflow flaw

 

6. Package List:

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:

 

Source:

ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4AS/en/os/SRPMS/thunderbird-1.5.0.12-14.el4.src.rpm

 

i386:

thunderbird-1.5.0.12-14.el4.i386.rpm

thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-14.el4.i386.rpm

 

ia64:

thunderbird-1.5.0.12-14.el4.ia64.rpm

thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-14.el4.ia64.rpm

 

ppc:

thunderbird-1.5.0.12-14.el4.ppc.rpm

thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-14.el4.ppc.rpm

 

s390:

thunderbird-1.5.0.12-14.el4.s390.rpm

thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-14.el4.s390.rpm

 

s390x:

thunderbird-1.5.0.12-14.el4.s390x.rpm

thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-14.el4.s390x.rpm

 

x86_64:

thunderbird-1.5.0.12-14.el4.x86_64.rpm

thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-14.el4.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:

 

Source:

ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4Desktop/en/os/SRPMS/thunderbird-1.5.0.12-14.el4.src.rpm

 

i386:

thunderbird-1.5.0.12-14.el4.i386.rpm

thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-14.el4.i386.rpm

 

x86_64:

thunderbird-1.5.0.12-14.el4.x86_64.rpm

thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-14.el4.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4:

 

Source:

ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4ES/en/os/SRPMS/thunderbird-1.5.0.12-14.el4.src.rpm

 

i386:

thunderbird-1.5.0.12-14.el4.i386.rpm

thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-14.el4.i386.rpm

 

ia64:

thunderbird-1.5.0.12-14.el4.ia64.rpm

thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-14.el4.ia64.rpm

 

x86_64:

thunderbird-1.5.0.12-14.el4.x86_64.rpm

thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-14.el4.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4:

 

Source:

ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4WS/en/os/SRPMS/thunderbird-1.5.0.12-14.el4.src.rpm

 

i386:

thunderbird-1.5.0.12-14.el4.i386.rpm

thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-14.el4.i386.rpm

 

ia64:

thunderbird-1.5.0.12-14.el4.ia64.rpm

thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-14.el4.ia64.rpm

 

x86_64:

thunderbird-1.5.0.12-14.el4.x86_64.rpm

thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-14.el4.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client):

 

Source:

ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/5Client/en/os/SRPMS/thunderbird-2.0.0.16-1.el5.src.rpm

 

i386:

thunderbird-2.0.0.16-1.el5.i386.rpm

thunderbird-debuginfo-2.0.0.16-1.el5.i386.rpm

 

x86_64:

thunderbird-2.0.0.16-1.el5.x86_64.rpm

thunderbird-debuginfo-2.0.0.16-1.el5.x86_64.rpm

 

RHEL Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server):

 

Source:

ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/5Server/en/os/SRPMS/thunderbird-2.0.0.16-1.el5.src.rpm

 

i386:

thunderbird-2.0.0.16-1.el5.i386.rpm

thunderbird-debuginfo-2.0.0.16-1.el5.i386.rpm

 

x86_64:

thunderbird-2.0.0.16-1.el5.x86_64.rpm

thunderbird-debuginfo-2.0.0.16-1.el5.x86_64.rpm

 

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and

details on how to verify the signature are available from

https://www.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package

 

7. References:

 

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2785

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2798

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2799

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2800

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2801

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2802

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2803

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2805

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2807

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2808

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2809

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2810

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2811

http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical

 

8. Contact:

 

The Red Hat security contact is . More contact

details at https://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

 

Copyright 2008 Red Hat, Inc.

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