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Fedora update for thunderbird
Secunia Advisory: SA31403
Release Date: 2008-08-08
Popularity: 2,469 views

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

OS:Fedora 8
Fedora 9

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CVE reference:CVE-2008-2785
CVE-2008-2798
CVE-2008-2799
CVE-2008-2802
CVE-2008-2803
CVE-2008-2807
CVE-2008-2809
CVE-2008-2811


Description:
Fedora has issued an update for thunderbird. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct spoofing attacks, disclose sensitive information, and to compromise a user's system.

For more information:
SA30761
SA30911
SA30915

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

Original Advisory:
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedor...ge-announce/2008-August/msg00125.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedor...ge-announce/2008-August/msg00144.html

Other References:
SA30761:
http://secunia.com/advisories/30761/

SA30911:
http://secunia.com/advisories/30911/

SA30915:
http://secunia.com/advisories/30915/


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