[RHSA-2009:0002-01] Moderate: thunderbird security update

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Red Hat Security Advisory

 

Synopsis: Moderate: thunderbird security update

Advisory ID: RHSA-2009:0002-01

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0002.html

Issue date: 2009-01-07

CVE Names: CVE-2008-5500 CVE-2008-5501 CVE-2008-5502

CVE-2008-5503 CVE-2008-5506 CVE-2008-5507

CVE-2008-5508 CVE-2008-5511 CVE-2008-5512

CVE-2008-5513

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1. Summary:

 

Updated thunderbird packages that fix several security issues are now

available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 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.

 

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

An HTML mail message containing malicious content could cause Thunderbird

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

Thunderbird. (CVE-2008-5500, CVE-2008-5501, CVE-2008-5502, CVE-2008-5511,

CVE-2008-5512, CVE-2008-5513)

 

Several flaws were found in the way malformed content was processed. An

HTML mail message containing specially-crafted content could potentially

trick a Thunderbird user into surrendering sensitive information.

(CVE-2008-5503, CVE-2008-5506, CVE-2008-5507)

 

Note: JavaScript support is disabled by default in Thunderbird; the above

issues are not exploitable unless JavaScript is enabled.

 

A flaw was found in the way malformed URLs were processed by

Thunderbird. This flaw could prevent various URL sanitization mechanisms

from properly parsing a malicious URL. (CVE-2008-5508)

 

All Thunderbird users should upgrade to these updated packages, which

resolve these issues. All running instances of Thunderbird must be

restarted for the update to take effect.

 

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/docs/DOC-11259

 

5. Package List:

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:

 

Source:

ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4AS/en/os/SRPMS/thunderbird-1.5.0.12-18.el4.src.rpm

 

i386:

thunderbird-1.5.0.12-18.el4.i386.rpm

thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-18.el4.i386.rpm

 

ia64:

thunderbird-1.5.0.12-18.el4.ia64.rpm

thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-18.el4.ia64.rpm

 

ppc:

thunderbird-1.5.0.12-18.el4.ppc.rpm

thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-18.el4.ppc.rpm

 

s390:

thunderbird-1.5.0.12-18.el4.s390.rpm

thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-18.el4.s390.rpm

 

s390x:

thunderbird-1.5.0.12-18.el4.s390x.rpm

thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-18.el4.s390x.rpm

 

x86_64:

thunderbird-1.5.0.12-18.el4.x86_64.rpm

thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-18.el4.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:

 

Source:

ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4Desktop/en/os/SRPMS/thunderbird-1.5.0.12-18.el4.src.rpm

 

i386:

thunderbird-1.5.0.12-18.el4.i386.rpm

thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-18.el4.i386.rpm

 

x86_64:

thunderbird-1.5.0.12-18.el4.x86_64.rpm

thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-18.el4.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4:

 

Source:

ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4ES/en/os/SRPMS/thunderbird-1.5.0.12-18.el4.src.rpm

 

i386:

thunderbird-1.5.0.12-18.el4.i386.rpm

thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-18.el4.i386.rpm

 

ia64:

thunderbird-1.5.0.12-18.el4.ia64.rpm

thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-18.el4.ia64.rpm

 

x86_64:

thunderbird-1.5.0.12-18.el4.x86_64.rpm

thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-18.el4.x86_64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4:

 

Source:

ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4WS/en/os/SRPMS/thunderbird-1.5.0.12-18.el4.src.rpm

 

i386:

thunderbird-1.5.0.12-18.el4.i386.rpm

thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-18.el4.i386.rpm

 

ia64:

thunderbird-1.5.0.12-18.el4.ia64.rpm

thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-18.el4.ia64.rpm

 

x86_64:

thunderbird-1.5.0.12-18.el4.x86_64.rpm

thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-18.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-2.0.0.19-1.el5_2.src.rpm

 

i386:

thunderbird-2.0.0.19-1.el5_2.i386.rpm

thunderbird-debuginfo-2.0.0.19-1.el5_2.i386.rpm

 

x86_64:

thunderbird-2.0.0.19-1.el5_2.x86_64.rpm

thunderbird-debuginfo-2.0.0.19-1.el5_2.x86_64.rpm

 

RHEL Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server):

 

Source:

ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/5Server/en/os/SRPMS/thunderbird-2.0.0.19-1.el5_2.src.rpm

 

i386:

thunderbird-2.0.0.19-1.el5_2.i386.rpm

thunderbird-debuginfo-2.0.0.19-1.el5_2.i386.rpm

 

x86_64:

thunderbird-2.0.0.19-1.el5_2.x86_64.rpm

thunderbird-debuginfo-2.0.0.19-1.el5_2.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

 

6. References:

 

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5500

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5501

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5502

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5503

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5506

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5507

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5508

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5511

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5512

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5513

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

 

7. Contact:

 

The Red Hat security contact is . More contact

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

 

Copyright 2009 Red Hat, Inc.

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