GLSA 201512-10: Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities
| Severity: | normal |
| Title: | Mozilla Products: Multiple vulnerabilities |
| Date: | 12/30/2015 |
| Bugs: | , , , , , |
| ID: | 201512-10 |
Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird, the worst of which may allow user-assisted execution of arbitrary code.Background
Mozilla Firefox is an open-source web browser and Mozilla Thunderbird an open-source email client, both from the Mozilla Project.
Affected packages
| Package | Vulnerable | Unaffected | Architecture(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| www-client/firefox | < 38.5.0 | >= 38.5.0 | All supported architectures |
| www-client/firefox-bin | < 38.5.0 | >= 38.5.0 | All supported architectures |
| mail-client/thunderbird | < 38.5.0 | >= 38.5.0 | All supported architectures |
| mail-client/thunderbird-bin | < 38.5.0 | >= 38.5.0 | All supported architectures |
Description
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Mozilla Firefox and Mozilla Thunderbird. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
A remote attacker could entice a user to view a specially crafted web page or email, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code or a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All Firefox users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/firefox-38.5.0"
All Firefox-bin users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/firefox-bin-38.5.0"
All Thunderbird users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=mail-client/thunderbird-38.5.0"
All Thunderbird-bin users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
">=mail-client/thunderbird-bin-38.5.0"
References
Availability
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Concerns?
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License
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