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Category:   Application (Web Browser)  >   Mozilla Firefox Vendors:   Mozilla.org
(Red Hat Issues Fix for Thunderbird) Mozilla Firefox Bug in JavaScript Garbage Collector Lets Remote Users Deny Service
SecurityTracker Alert ID:  1019954
SecurityTracker URL:  http://securitytracker.com/id/1019954
CVE Reference:   CVE-2008-1380   (Links to External Site)
Date:  Apr 30 2008
Impact:   Denial of service via network, Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
Fix Available:  Yes  Vendor Confirmed:  Yes  

Description:   A vulnerability was reported in Mozilla Firefox. A remote user can cause denial of service conditions. Thunderbird is affected.

A remote user can create specially crafted HTML that, when loaded by the target user, will trigger a flaw in the JavaScript garbage collector code and cause the target user's browser to crash.

The vendor indicates that similar crashes have been exploitable in the past, so arbitrary code execution may be possible. However, the reported did not confirm code execution.

This vulnerability was introduced by the fix for CVE-2008-1237 described in Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2008-15 [see Alert ID 1019695].
Impact:   A remote user can create HTML that, when loaded by the target user, will cause the target user's browser to crash.

A remote user may be able to cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system.
Solution:   Red Hat has released a fix for Thunderbird, which is affected by this vulnerability.

The Red Hat advisory is available at:

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0224.html
Vendor URL:  www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2008/mfsa2008-20.html (Links to External Site)
Cause:   Access control error, State error
Underlying OS:   Linux (Red Hat Enterprise)

Message History:   This archive entry is a follow-up to the message listed below.
Apr 16 2008 Mozilla Firefox Bug in JavaScript Garbage Collector Lets Remote Users Deny Service


 Source Message Contents
Date:  Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:48:28 -0400
Subject:  [RHSA-2008:0224-01] Moderate: thunderbird security update


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                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Moderate: thunderbird security update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2008:0224-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL:      https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0224.html
Issue date:        2008-04-30
CVE Names:         CVE-2008-1380 
=====================================================================

1. Summary:

Updated thunderbird packages that fix a security issue are now available
for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red
Hat Security Response Team.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64
RHEL Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server) - i386, x86_64

3. Description:

Mozilla Thunderbird is a standalone mail and newsgroup client.

A flaw was found in the processing of malformed JavaScript content. An HTML
mail message containing such malicious content could cause Thunderbird to
crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code as the user running
Thunderbird. (CVE-2008-1380)

Note: JavaScript support is disabled by default in Thunderbird; the above
issue is not exploitable unless JavaScript is enabled.

All Thunderbird users should upgrade to these updated packages, which
contain backported patches to resolve these issues.

4. Solution:

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

This update is available via Red Hat Network.  Details on how to use 
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188

5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

440518 - CVE-2008-1380 Firefox JavaScript garbage collection crash

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:

Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4AS/en/os/SRPMS/thunderbird-1.5.0.12-11.el4.src.rpm

i386:
thunderbird-1.5.0.12-11.el4.i386.rpm
thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-11.el4.i386.rpm

ia64:
thunderbird-1.5.0.12-11.el4.ia64.rpm
thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-11.el4.ia64.rpm

ppc:
thunderbird-1.5.0.12-11.el4.ppc.rpm
thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-11.el4.ppc.rpm

s390:
thunderbird-1.5.0.12-11.el4.s390.rpm
thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-11.el4.s390.rpm

s390x:
thunderbird-1.5.0.12-11.el4.s390x.rpm
thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-11.el4.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
thunderbird-1.5.0.12-11.el4.x86_64.rpm
thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-11.el4.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:

Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4Desktop/en/os/SRPMS/thunderbird-1.5.0.12-11.el4.src.rpm

i386:
thunderbird-1.5.0.12-11.el4.i386.rpm
thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-11.el4.i386.rpm

x86_64:
thunderbird-1.5.0.12-11.el4.x86_64.rpm
thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-11.el4.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4:

Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4ES/en/os/SRPMS/thunderbird-1.5.0.12-11.el4.src.rpm

i386:
thunderbird-1.5.0.12-11.el4.i386.rpm
thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-11.el4.i386.rpm

ia64:
thunderbird-1.5.0.12-11.el4.ia64.rpm
thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-11.el4.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
thunderbird-1.5.0.12-11.el4.x86_64.rpm
thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-11.el4.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4:

Source:
ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4WS/en/os/SRPMS/thunderbird-1.5.0.12-11.el4.src.rpm

i386:
thunderbird-1.5.0.12-11.el4.i386.rpm
thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-11.el4.i386.rpm

ia64:
thunderbird-1.5.0.12-11.el4.ia64.rpm
thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-11.el4.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
thunderbird-1.5.0.12-11.el4.x86_64.rpm
thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-11.el4.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client):

Source:
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/5Client/en/os/SRPMS/thunderbird-1.5.0.12-12.el5_1.src.rpm

i386:
thunderbird-1.5.0.12-12.el5_1.i386.rpm
thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-12.el5_1.i386.rpm

x86_64:
thunderbird-1.5.0.12-12.el5_1.x86_64.rpm
thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-12.el5_1.x86_64.rpm

RHEL Optional Productivity Applications (v. 5 server):

Source:
ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/5Server/en/os/SRPMS/thunderbird-1.5.0.12-12.el5_1.src.rpm

i386:
thunderbird-1.5.0.12-12.el5_1.i386.rpm
thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-12.el5_1.i386.rpm

x86_64:
thunderbird-1.5.0.12-12.el5_1.x86_64.rpm
thunderbird-debuginfo-1.5.0.12-12.el5_1.x86_64.rpm

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security.  Our key and 
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://www.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package

7. References:

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1380
http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate

8. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>.  More contact
details at https://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

Copyright 2008 Red Hat, Inc.
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