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PostPosted: Wed May 13, 2020 2:26 am    Post subject: [ GLSA 202005-03 ] Mozilla Thunderbird Reply with quote

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: Mozilla Thunderbird: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 202005-03)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: 2020-05-12
Bug(s): #721324
ID: 202005-03

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Mozilla Thunderbird,
the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.


Background

Mozilla Thunderbird is a popular open-source email client from the
Mozilla project.


Affected Packages

Package: mail-client/thunderbird
Vulnerable: < 68.8.0
Unaffected: >= 68.8.0
Architectures: All supported architectures

Package: mail-client/thunderbird-bin
Vulnerable: < 68.8.0
Unaffected: >= 68.8.0
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Mozilla Thunderbird.
Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.


Impact

A remote attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code, cause a Denial
of Service condition or spoof sender email address.


Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Mozilla Thunderbird users should upgrade to the latest version:
Code:
# emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=mail-client/thunderbird-68.8.0"
   
All Mozilla Thunderbird binary users should upgrade to the latest
version:
Code:
# emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
      ">=mail-client/thunderbird-bin-68.8.0"
   


References

CVE-2020-12387
CVE-2020-12392
CVE-2020-12395
CVE-2020-12397
CVE-2020-6831

MFSA-2020-18
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