Synopsis: Important: thunderbird security update
Advisory ID: SLSA-2016:1041-1
Issue Date: 2016-05-12
CVE Numbers: CVE-2016-2805
CVE-2016-2807
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This update upgrades Thunderbird to version 38.8.0.
Security Fix(es):
* Two flaws were found in the processing of malformed web content. A web
page containing malicious content could cause Thunderbird to crash or,
potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user
running Thunderbird. (CVE-2016-2805, CVE-2016-2807)
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SL5
x86_64
thunderbird-38.8.0-1.el5_11.x86_64.rpm
thunderbird-debuginfo-38.8.0-1.el5_11.x86_64.rpm
i386
thunderbird-38.8.0-1.el5_11.i386.rpm
thunderbird-debuginfo-38.8.0-1.el5_11.i386.rpm
SL7
x86_64
thunderbird-38.8.0-1.el7_2.x86_64.rpm
thunderbird-debuginfo-38.8.0-1.el7_2.x86_64.rpm
– Scientific Linux Development Team