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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2017.2344 Thunderbird vulnerabilities 15 September 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 Provide Misleading Information -- Remote with User Interaction Access Confidential Data -- Remote with User Interaction Reduced Security -- Remote with User Interaction Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2017-7809 CVE-2017-7807 CVE-2017-7803 CVE-2017-7802 CVE-2017-7801 CVE-2017-7800 CVE-2017-7792 CVE-2017-7791 CVE-2017-7787 CVE-2017-7786 CVE-2017-7785 CVE-2017-7784 CVE-2017-7779 CVE-2017-7753 Reference: ASB-2017.0134 ESB-2017.2290 ESB-2017.2173 ESB-2017.2133 Original Bulletin: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3416-1 - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3416-1 September 14, 2017 thunderbird vulnerabilities A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - - Ubuntu 17.04 - - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - - Ubuntu 14.04 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, bypass CSP restrictions, obtain sensitive information, spoof the origin of modal alerts, cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-7753, CVE-2017-7779, CVE-2017-7784, CVE-2017-7785, CVE-2017-7787, CVE-2017-7791, CVE-2017-7792, CVE-2017-7800, CVE-2017-7801, CVE-2017-7802, CVE-2017-7803, CVE-2017-7807, CVE-2017-7809) A buffer overflow was discovered when displaying SVG content in some circumstances. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted message, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-7786) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 17.04: thunderbird 1:52.3.0+build1-0ubuntu0.17.04.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: thunderbird 1:52.3.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: thunderbird 1:52.3.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 After a standard system update you need to restart Thunderbird to make all the necessary changes. References: https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3416-1 CVE-2017-7753, CVE-2017-7779, CVE-2017-7784, CVE-2017-7785, CVE-2017-7786, CVE-2017-7787, CVE-2017-7791, CVE-2017-7792, CVE-2017-7800, CVE-2017-7801, CVE-2017-7802, CVE-2017-7803, CVE-2017-7807, CVE-2017-7809 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/1:52.3.0+build1-0ubuntu0.17.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/1:52.3.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/1:52.3.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 - --------------------------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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