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Red Hat update for thunderbird
Secunia Advisory: SA31195
Release Date: 2008-07-24
Popularity: 2,471 views

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

OS:Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)
RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 4
RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 4
RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 4

Software:RHEL Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server)

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CVE reference:CVE-2008-2785
CVE-2008-2798
CVE-2008-2799
CVE-2008-2800
CVE-2008-2801
CVE-2008-2802
CVE-2008-2803
CVE-2008-2805
CVE-2008-2807
CVE-2008-2808
CVE-2008-2809
CVE-2008-2810
CVE-2008-2811


Description:
Red Hat has issued an update for thunderbird. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct spoofing attacks, disclose sensitive information, or compromise a vulnerable system.

For more information:
SA30761
SA30911

Solution:
Updated packages are available via Red Hat Network.
http://rhn.redhat.com

Original Advisory:
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0616.html

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

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


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