thunderbird (SL5, SL6, SL7)

Synopsis: Important: thunderbird security update
Advisory ID: SLSA-2017:0498-1
Issue Date: 2017-03-14
CVE Numbers: CVE-2017-5400
CVE-2017-5401
CVE-2017-5402
CVE-2017-5404
CVE-2017-5407
CVE-2017-5410
CVE-2017-5408
CVE-2017-5405
CVE-2017-5398

This update upgrades Thunderbird to version 45.8.0.

Security Fix(es):

* Multiple 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-2017-5398, CVE-2017-5400, CVE-2017-5401,
CVE-2017-5402, CVE-2017-5404, CVE-2017-5407, CVE-2017-5408, CVE-2017-5410,
CVE-2017-5405)

SL5
x86_64
thunderbird-45.8.0-1.el5_11.x86_64.rpm
thunderbird-debuginfo-45.8.0-1.el5_11.x86_64.rpm
i386
thunderbird-45.8.0-1.el5_11.i386.rpm
thunderbird-debuginfo-45.8.0-1.el5_11.i386.rpm
SL6
x86_64
thunderbird-45.8.0-1.el6_8.x86_64.rpm
thunderbird-debuginfo-45.8.0-1.el6_8.x86_64.rpm
i386
thunderbird-45.8.0-1.el6_8.i686.rpm
thunderbird-debuginfo-45.8.0-1.el6_8.i686.rpm
SL7
x86_64
thunderbird-45.8.0-1.el7_3.x86_64.rpm
thunderbird-debuginfo-45.8.0-1.el7_3.x86_64.rpm

– Scientific Linux Development Team