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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.842219
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-2603-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'thunderbird' package(s) announced via the USN-2603-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'thunderbird' package(s) announced via the USN-2603-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Jesse Ruderman, Mats Palmgren, Byron Campen, and Steve Fink discovered
multiple memory safety issues in Thunderbird. If a user were tricked in to
opening a specially crafted message with scripting enabled, an attacker
could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service via
application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the
user invoking Thunderbird. (CVE-2015-2708)

Atte Kettunen discovered a buffer overflow during the rendering of SVG
content with certain CSS properties in some circumstances. If a user were
tricked in to opening a specially crafted message with scripting enabled,
an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service
via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of
the user invoking Thunderbird. (CVE-2015-2710)

Scott Bell discovered a use-afer-free during the processing of text when
vertical text is enabled. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially
crafted message, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a
denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code with
the privileges of the user invoking Thunderbird. (CVE-2015-2713)

Ucha Gobejishvili discovered a buffer overflow when parsing compressed XML
content. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted message
with scripting enabled, an attacker could potentially exploit this to
cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code
with the privileges of the user invoking Thunderbird. (CVE-2015-2716)

Affected Software/OS:
'thunderbird' package(s) on Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 14.10, Ubuntu 15.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.5

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-2708
BugTraq ID: 74615
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74615
Debian Security Information: DSA-3260 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3260
Debian Security Information: DSA-3264 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3264
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2015:0988
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0988.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2015:1012
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1012.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2015:0960 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00054.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2015:0978 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00000.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:0892 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00012.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:0934 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00036.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:1266 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00031.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2602-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2603-1
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-2710
BugTraq ID: 74611
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74611
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-2713
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-2716
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