Oval Definition:oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20100969
Revision Date:2010-12-09Version:637
Title:RHSA-2010:0969: thunderbird security update (Moderate)
Description:Mozilla Thunderbird is a standalone mail and newsgroup client.

  • Several flaws were found in the processing of malformed HTML content. Malicious HTML content could cause Thunderbird to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Thunderbird. (CVE-2010-3776, CVE-2010-3777)

    Note: JavaScript support is disabled in Thunderbird for mail messages. The above issues are believed to not be exploitable without JavaScript.

    This update adds support for the Sanitiser for OpenType (OTS) library to Thunderbird. This library helps prevent potential exploits in malformed OpenType fonts by verifying the font file prior to use. (CVE-2010-3768)

    All Thunderbird users should upgrade to this updated package, which resolves these issues. All running instances of Thunderbird must be restarted for the update to take effect.
  • Family:unixClass:patch
    Status:Reference(s):CVE-2010-3768
    CVE-2010-3768
    CVE-2010-3776
    CVE-2010-3776
    CVE-2010-3777
    CVE-2010-3777
    RHSA-2010:0969
    RHSA-2010:0969-02
    RHSA-2010:0969-02
    Platform(s):Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
    Product(s):
    Definition Synopsis
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux must be installed
  • OR Package Information
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 is installed
  • AND thunderbird is earlier than 0:3.1.7-3.el6_0
  • AND thunderbird is signed with Red Hat redhatrelease2 key
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