GLSA 201701-35: Mozilla SeaMonkey: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	Mozilla SeaMonkey: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	01/13/2017
Bugs:	#539242, #541506, #574968, #604500
ID:	201701-35

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Mozilla SeaMonkey, the worst of which could lead to the remote execution of arbitrary code.

Background

Mozilla SeaMonkey is a free and open-source Internet suite. It is the continuation of the former Mozilla Application Suite, based on the same source code.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
www-client/seamonkey	< 2.46-r1	>= 2.46-r1	All supported architectures
www-client/seamonkey-bin	< 2.46	>= 2.46	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Mozilla SeaMonkey. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, cause a Denial of Service condition, or obtain sensitive information.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Mozilla SeaMonkey users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/seamonkey-2.46-r1"

All Mozilla SeaMonkey-bin users should upgrade to the latest version:


      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/seamonkey-bin-2.46"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201701-35.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.