Debian Security Advisory

DSA-2588-1 icedove -- several vulnerabilities

Date Reported:
16 Dec 2012
Affected Packages:
icedove
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2012-4201, CVE-2012-4207, CVE-2012-4216, CVE-2012-5829, CVE-2012-5842.
More information:

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Icedove, Debian's version of the Mozilla Thunderbird mail and news client.

  • CVE-2012-4201

    The evalInSandbox implementation uses an incorrect context during the handling of JavaScript code that sets the location.href property, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks or read arbitrary files by leveraging a sandboxed add-on.

  • CVE-2012-4207

    The HZ-GB-2312 character-set implementation does not properly handle a ~ (tilde) character in proximity to a chunk delimiter, which allows remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted document.

  • CVE-2012-4216

    Use-after-free vulnerability in the gfxFont::GetFontEntry function allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via unspecified vectors.

  • CVE-2012-5829

    Heap-based buffer overflow in the nsWindow::OnExposeEvent function could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

  • CVE-2012-5842

    Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), these problems have been fixed in version 3.0.11-1+squeeze15.

For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in version 10.0.11-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your icedove packages.