Fedora update for thunderbird
Secunia Advisory: SA29167
Release Date: 2008-02-29
Popularity: 3,700 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: Security Bypass
Exposure of sensitive information
DoS
System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Fedora 7
Fedora 8

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CVE reference:CVE-2008-0412
CVE-2008-0413
CVE-2008-0415
CVE-2008-0418
CVE-2008-0419
CVE-2008-0420
CVE-2008-0591
CVE-2008-0592
CVE-2008-0593
CVE-2008-0304


Description:
Fedora has issued an update for thunderbird. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose sensitive information, bypass certain security restrictions, or potentially to compromise a user's system.

For more information:
SA28808
SA29133

Solution:
Apply updated packages via the yum utility ("yum update thunderbird").

Original Advisory:
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedor...-announce/2008-February/msg00905.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedor...-announce/2008-February/msg00946.html

Other References:
SA28808:
http://secunia.com/advisories/28808/

SA29133:
http://secunia.com/advisories/29133/


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