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Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2011:1439 - Security Advisory
Issued:
2011-11-08
Updated:
2011-11-08

RHSA-2011:1439 - Security Advisory

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Synopsis

Critical: thunderbird security update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory: Critical

Red Hat Insights patch analysis

Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.

View affected systems

Topic

An updated thunderbird package that fixes multiple security issues is now
available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having critical
security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores,
which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability
from the CVE links in the References section.

Description

Mozilla Thunderbird is a standalone mail and newsgroup client.

A flaw was found in the way Thunderbird handled certain add-ons. Malicious,
remote content could cause an add-on to elevate its privileges, which could
lead to arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the user running
Thunderbird. (CVE-2011-3647)

A cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw was found in the way Thunderbird handled
certain multibyte character sets. Malicious, remote content could cause
Thunderbird to run JavaScript code with the permissions of different
remote content. (CVE-2011-3648)

A flaw was found in the way Thunderbird handled large JavaScript scripts.
Malicious, remote content could cause Thunderbird to crash or, potentially,
execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Thunderbird.
(CVE-2011-3650)

All Thunderbird users should upgrade to this updated package, which
resolves these issues. All running instances of Thunderbird must be
restarted for the update to take effect.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to
use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 6.1 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 6.1 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 6.1 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6 ppc64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 6.1 ppc64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 6 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems) 6 s390x

Fixes

  • BZ - 751931 - CVE-2011-3647 Mozilla: Security problem with loadSubScript on 1.9.2 branch (MFSA 2011-46)
  • BZ - 751932 - CVE-2011-3648 Mozilla: Universal XSS likely with MultiByte charset (MFSA 2011-47)
  • BZ - 751933 - CVE-2011-3650 Mozilla: crash while profiling page with many functions (MFSA 2011-49)

CVEs

  • CVE-2011-3648
  • CVE-2011-3650
  • CVE-2011-3647

References

  • https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical
Note: More recent versions of these packages may be available. Click a package name for more details.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6

SRPM
thunderbird-3.1.16-2.el6_1.src.rpm SHA-256: 5ef016a6af4ae8f98b6226f538578b2cf39454ddb7a08ab8ebd49fcae17dd1ce
x86_64
thunderbird-3.1.16-2.el6_1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7523e240597bc779cdd765d0400bb39cc7787e437755922a31e8fb8d2fdaa5f8
thunderbird-3.1.16-2.el6_1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7523e240597bc779cdd765d0400bb39cc7787e437755922a31e8fb8d2fdaa5f8
thunderbird-debuginfo-3.1.16-2.el6_1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 2e4ad5c7ef549388cf9fa47b50131e8e8b53d9d868882469f5910a5b803cbaf3
i386
thunderbird-3.1.16-2.el6_1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 3451fbf929510525a434d0c31f581b67aaf3cd2ed76fa451d1eb4665e936acac
thunderbird-debuginfo-3.1.16-2.el6_1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 4b471937411052587acb822686429495240d6f3dd0a25bd0bf7f241c6efab3f5

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 6.1

SRPM
thunderbird-3.1.16-2.el6_1.src.rpm SHA-256: 5ef016a6af4ae8f98b6226f538578b2cf39454ddb7a08ab8ebd49fcae17dd1ce
x86_64
thunderbird-3.1.16-2.el6_1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7523e240597bc779cdd765d0400bb39cc7787e437755922a31e8fb8d2fdaa5f8
thunderbird-debuginfo-3.1.16-2.el6_1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 2e4ad5c7ef549388cf9fa47b50131e8e8b53d9d868882469f5910a5b803cbaf3
i386
thunderbird-3.1.16-2.el6_1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 3451fbf929510525a434d0c31f581b67aaf3cd2ed76fa451d1eb4665e936acac
thunderbird-debuginfo-3.1.16-2.el6_1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 4b471937411052587acb822686429495240d6f3dd0a25bd0bf7f241c6efab3f5

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6

SRPM
thunderbird-3.1.16-2.el6_1.src.rpm SHA-256: 5ef016a6af4ae8f98b6226f538578b2cf39454ddb7a08ab8ebd49fcae17dd1ce
x86_64
thunderbird-3.1.16-2.el6_1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7523e240597bc779cdd765d0400bb39cc7787e437755922a31e8fb8d2fdaa5f8
thunderbird-debuginfo-3.1.16-2.el6_1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 2e4ad5c7ef549388cf9fa47b50131e8e8b53d9d868882469f5910a5b803cbaf3
i386
thunderbird-3.1.16-2.el6_1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 3451fbf929510525a434d0c31f581b67aaf3cd2ed76fa451d1eb4665e936acac
thunderbird-debuginfo-3.1.16-2.el6_1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 4b471937411052587acb822686429495240d6f3dd0a25bd0bf7f241c6efab3f5

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6

SRPM
thunderbird-3.1.16-2.el6_1.src.rpm SHA-256: 5ef016a6af4ae8f98b6226f538578b2cf39454ddb7a08ab8ebd49fcae17dd1ce
x86_64
thunderbird-3.1.16-2.el6_1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7523e240597bc779cdd765d0400bb39cc7787e437755922a31e8fb8d2fdaa5f8
thunderbird-debuginfo-3.1.16-2.el6_1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 2e4ad5c7ef549388cf9fa47b50131e8e8b53d9d868882469f5910a5b803cbaf3
i386
thunderbird-3.1.16-2.el6_1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 3451fbf929510525a434d0c31f581b67aaf3cd2ed76fa451d1eb4665e936acac
thunderbird-debuginfo-3.1.16-2.el6_1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 4b471937411052587acb822686429495240d6f3dd0a25bd0bf7f241c6efab3f5

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6

SRPM
thunderbird-3.1.16-2.el6_1.src.rpm SHA-256: 5ef016a6af4ae8f98b6226f538578b2cf39454ddb7a08ab8ebd49fcae17dd1ce
x86_64
thunderbird-3.1.16-2.el6_1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7523e240597bc779cdd765d0400bb39cc7787e437755922a31e8fb8d2fdaa5f8
thunderbird-debuginfo-3.1.16-2.el6_1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 2e4ad5c7ef549388cf9fa47b50131e8e8b53d9d868882469f5910a5b803cbaf3
i386
thunderbird-3.1.16-2.el6_1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 3451fbf929510525a434d0c31f581b67aaf3cd2ed76fa451d1eb4665e936acac
thunderbird-debuginfo-3.1.16-2.el6_1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 4b471937411052587acb822686429495240d6f3dd0a25bd0bf7f241c6efab3f5

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6

SRPM
thunderbird-3.1.16-2.el6_1.src.rpm SHA-256: 5ef016a6af4ae8f98b6226f538578b2cf39454ddb7a08ab8ebd49fcae17dd1ce
s390x
thunderbird-3.1.16-2.el6_1.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 3e30110e9d6a1ef9a19999ea0aebf75ec33e2c1a3263fac0da4e274031574dbe
thunderbird-debuginfo-3.1.16-2.el6_1.s390x.rpm SHA-256: a0d8bc93f4d1fe05625507a6eb17057ca56c2159cedb77fe592f7877c4fc5649

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 6.1

SRPM
thunderbird-3.1.16-2.el6_1.src.rpm SHA-256: 5ef016a6af4ae8f98b6226f538578b2cf39454ddb7a08ab8ebd49fcae17dd1ce
s390x
thunderbird-3.1.16-2.el6_1.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 3e30110e9d6a1ef9a19999ea0aebf75ec33e2c1a3263fac0da4e274031574dbe
thunderbird-debuginfo-3.1.16-2.el6_1.s390x.rpm SHA-256: a0d8bc93f4d1fe05625507a6eb17057ca56c2159cedb77fe592f7877c4fc5649

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6

SRPM
thunderbird-3.1.16-2.el6_1.src.rpm SHA-256: 5ef016a6af4ae8f98b6226f538578b2cf39454ddb7a08ab8ebd49fcae17dd1ce
ppc64
thunderbird-3.1.16-2.el6_1.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: 90eee878b5d94b44b4ffb73f0cb8b69ed66c6295354eb99d0b4829f4d3a7e517
thunderbird-debuginfo-3.1.16-2.el6_1.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: aeb661d0e7c4da369353ba05749ea3685a6fe1a95462e77aabc20e29ef6b87d4

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 6.1

SRPM
thunderbird-3.1.16-2.el6_1.src.rpm SHA-256: 5ef016a6af4ae8f98b6226f538578b2cf39454ddb7a08ab8ebd49fcae17dd1ce
ppc64
thunderbird-3.1.16-2.el6_1.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: 90eee878b5d94b44b4ffb73f0cb8b69ed66c6295354eb99d0b4829f4d3a7e517
thunderbird-debuginfo-3.1.16-2.el6_1.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: aeb661d0e7c4da369353ba05749ea3685a6fe1a95462e77aabc20e29ef6b87d4

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6

SRPM
thunderbird-3.1.16-2.el6_1.src.rpm SHA-256: 5ef016a6af4ae8f98b6226f538578b2cf39454ddb7a08ab8ebd49fcae17dd1ce
x86_64
thunderbird-3.1.16-2.el6_1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7523e240597bc779cdd765d0400bb39cc7787e437755922a31e8fb8d2fdaa5f8
thunderbird-debuginfo-3.1.16-2.el6_1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 2e4ad5c7ef549388cf9fa47b50131e8e8b53d9d868882469f5910a5b803cbaf3
i386
thunderbird-3.1.16-2.el6_1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 3451fbf929510525a434d0c31f581b67aaf3cd2ed76fa451d1eb4665e936acac
thunderbird-debuginfo-3.1.16-2.el6_1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 4b471937411052587acb822686429495240d6f3dd0a25bd0bf7f241c6efab3f5

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 6

SRPM
thunderbird-3.1.16-2.el6_1.src.rpm SHA-256: 5ef016a6af4ae8f98b6226f538578b2cf39454ddb7a08ab8ebd49fcae17dd1ce
s390x
thunderbird-3.1.16-2.el6_1.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 3e30110e9d6a1ef9a19999ea0aebf75ec33e2c1a3263fac0da4e274031574dbe
thunderbird-debuginfo-3.1.16-2.el6_1.s390x.rpm SHA-256: a0d8bc93f4d1fe05625507a6eb17057ca56c2159cedb77fe592f7877c4fc5649

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6

SRPM
thunderbird-3.1.16-2.el6_1.src.rpm SHA-256: 5ef016a6af4ae8f98b6226f538578b2cf39454ddb7a08ab8ebd49fcae17dd1ce
x86_64
thunderbird-3.1.16-2.el6_1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7523e240597bc779cdd765d0400bb39cc7787e437755922a31e8fb8d2fdaa5f8
thunderbird-debuginfo-3.1.16-2.el6_1.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 2e4ad5c7ef549388cf9fa47b50131e8e8b53d9d868882469f5910a5b803cbaf3
i386
thunderbird-3.1.16-2.el6_1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 3451fbf929510525a434d0c31f581b67aaf3cd2ed76fa451d1eb4665e936acac
thunderbird-debuginfo-3.1.16-2.el6_1.i686.rpm SHA-256: 4b471937411052587acb822686429495240d6f3dd0a25bd0bf7f241c6efab3f5

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems) 6

SRPM
thunderbird-3.1.16-2.el6_1.src.rpm SHA-256: 5ef016a6af4ae8f98b6226f538578b2cf39454ddb7a08ab8ebd49fcae17dd1ce
s390x
thunderbird-3.1.16-2.el6_1.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 3e30110e9d6a1ef9a19999ea0aebf75ec33e2c1a3263fac0da4e274031574dbe
thunderbird-debuginfo-3.1.16-2.el6_1.s390x.rpm SHA-256: a0d8bc93f4d1fe05625507a6eb17057ca56c2159cedb77fe592f7877c4fc5649

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