RedHat: Important: thunderbird security update RHSA-2005:601-01
Summary
Summary
Mozilla Thunderbird is a standalone mail and newsgroup client. A bug was found in the way Thunderbird handled anonymous functions during regular expression string replacement. It is possible for a malicious HTML mail to capture a random block of client memory. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project has assigned this bug the name CAN-2005-0989. A bug was found in the way Thunderbird validated several XPInstall related JavaScript objects. A malicious HTML mail could pass other objects to the XPInstall objects, resulting in the JavaScript interpreter jumping to arbitrary locations in memory. (CAN-2005-1159) A bug was found in the way the Thunderbird privileged UI code handled DOM nodes from the content window. An HTML message could install malicious JavaScript code or steal data when a user performs commonplace actions such as clicking a link or opening the context menu. (CAN-2005-1160) A bug was found in the way Thunderbird executed JavaScript code. JavaScript executed from HTML mail should run with a restricted access level, preventing dangerous actions. It is possible that a malicious HTML mail could execute JavaScript code with elevated privileges, allowing access to protected data and functions. (CAN-2005-1532) A bug was found in the way Thunderbird executed Javascript in XBL controls. It is possible for a malicious HTML mail to leverage this vulnerability to execute other JavaScript based attacks even when JavaScript is disabled. (CAN-2005-2261) A bug was found in the way Thunderbird handled certain Javascript functions. It is possible for a malicious HTML mail to crash the client by executing malformed Javascript code. (CAN-2005-2265) A bug was found in the way Thunderbird handled child frames. It is possible for a malicious framed HTML mail to steal sensitive information from its parent frame. (CAN-2005-2266) A bug was found in the way Thunderbird handled DOM node names. It is possible for a malicious HTML mail to overwrite a DOM node name, allowing certain privileged chrome actions to execute the malicious JavaScript. (CAN-2005-2269) A bug was found in the way Thunderbird cloned base objects. It is possible for HTML content to navigate up the prototype chain to gain access to privileged chrome objects. (CAN-2005-2270) Users of Thunderbird are advised to upgrade to this updated package that contains Thunderbird version 1.0.6 and is not vulnerable to these issues.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network,
launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:
up2date
This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate
RPMs being upgraded on your system.
5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):
163285 - CAN-2005-0989 multiple thunderbird issues (CAN-2005-1159 CAN-2005-1160 CAN-2005-1532 CAN-2005-2261 CAN-2005-2265 CAN-2005-2266 CAN-2005-2269 CAN-2005-2270)
6. RPMs required:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:
SRPMS:
4ca651b5dc57453928592fd044c5ec06 thunderbird-1.0.6-1.4.1.src.rpm
i386:
360f828a103407017b5b55080c2abce2 thunderbird-1.0.6-1.4.1.i386.rpm
ia64:
5dc22069eb5347949c82b03a817aab67 thunderbird-1.0.6-1.4.1.ia64.rpm
ppc:
c789ef4e880198bf62c1d5ce6ce45a1a thunderbird-1.0.6-1.4.1.ppc.rpm
s390:
04de8ac6a39f91872cf0fea9a1d095e6 thunderbird-1.0.6-1.4.1.s390.rpm
s390x:
8f157d7f59e420e847b4fc35848dcb29 thunderbird-1.0.6-1.4.1.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
a2eed99f760e2a273fbf33f47224ba49 thunderbird-1.0.6-1.4.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:
SRPMS:
4ca651b5dc57453928592fd044c5ec06 thunderbird-1.0.6-1.4.1.src.rpm
i386:
360f828a103407017b5b55080c2abce2 thunderbird-1.0.6-1.4.1.i386.rpm
x86_64:
a2eed99f760e2a273fbf33f47224ba49 thunderbird-1.0.6-1.4.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4:
SRPMS:
4ca651b5dc57453928592fd044c5ec06 thunderbird-1.0.6-1.4.1.src.rpm
i386:
360f828a103407017b5b55080c2abce2 thunderbird-1.0.6-1.4.1.i386.rpm
ia64:
5dc22069eb5347949c82b03a817aab67 thunderbird-1.0.6-1.4.1.ia64.rpm
x86_64:
a2eed99f760e2a273fbf33f47224ba49 thunderbird-1.0.6-1.4.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4:
SRPMS:
4ca651b5dc57453928592fd044c5ec06 thunderbird-1.0.6-1.4.1.src.rpm
i386:
360f828a103407017b5b55080c2abce2 thunderbird-1.0.6-1.4.1.i386.rpm
ia64:
5dc22069eb5347949c82b03a817aab67 thunderbird-1.0.6-1.4.1.ia64.rpm
x86_64:
a2eed99f760e2a273fbf33f47224ba49 thunderbird-1.0.6-1.4.1.x86_64.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://www.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package
References
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0989 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-1159 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-1160 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-1532 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-2261 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-2265 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-2266 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-2269 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-2270
Package List
Topic
Topic
Relevant Releases Architectures
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64
Bugs Fixed