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RHSA-2011:0312: thunderbird security update

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RHSA-2011:0312: thunderbird security update

Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
03/02/2011
Created
07/25/2018
Added
03/16/2011
Modified
07/04/2017

Description

Mozilla Thunderbird is a standalone mail and newsgroup client.Several flaws were found in the processing of malformed HTML content.Malicious HTML content could cause Thunderbird to crash or, potentially,execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Thunderbird.(CVE-2011-0051, CVE-2011-0053)Note: JavaScript support is disabled by default in Thunderbird. The aboveissues are not exploitable unless JavaScript is enabled.All Thunderbird users should upgrade to this updated package, whichresolves these issues. All running instances of Thunderbird must berestarted for the update to take effect.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-thunderbird

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