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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2017.0800 Thunderbird vulnerabilities 27 March 2017 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: thunderbird Publisher: Ubuntu Operating System: Ubuntu Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction Denial of Service -- Remote with User Interaction Access Confidential Data -- Remote with User Interaction Reduced Security -- Remote with User Interaction Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2017-5410 CVE-2017-5408 CVE-2017-5407 CVE-2017-5405 CVE-2017-5404 CVE-2017-5402 CVE-2017-5401 CVE-2017-5400 CVE-2017-5398 Reference: ASB-2017.0019 ESB-2017.0725 ESB-2017.0678 ESB-2017.0610 ESB-2017.0600 Original Bulletin: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3233-1 - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- ========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3233-1 March 24, 2017 thunderbird vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - - Ubuntu 16.10 - - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS - - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Thunderbird. Software Description: - - thunderbird: Mozilla Open Source mail and newsgroup client Details: Multiple security issues were discovered in Thunderbird. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website in a browsing context, an attacker could potentially exploit these to bypass same origin restrictions, obtain sensitive information, cause a denial of service via application crash or hang, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5398, CVE-2017-5400, CVE-2017-5401, CVE-2017-5402, CVE-2017-5404, CVE-2017-5405, CVE-2017-5407, CVE-2017-5408, CVE-2017-5410) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.10: thunderbird 1:45.8.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.10.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: thunderbird 1:45.8.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: thunderbird 1:45.8.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: thunderbird 1:45.8.0+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 After a standard system update you need to restart Thunderbird to make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3233-1 CVE-2017-5398, CVE-2017-5400, CVE-2017-5401, CVE-2017-5402, CVE-2017-5404, CVE-2017-5405, CVE-2017-5407, CVE-2017-5408, CVE-2017-5410 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/1:45.8.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/1:45.8.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/1:45.8.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/1:45.8.0+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 - --------------------------END INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- You have received this e-mail bulletin as a result of your organisation's registration with AusCERT. The mailing list you are subscribed to is maintained within your organisation, so if you do not wish to continue receiving these bulletins you should contact your local IT manager. 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