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Debian Security Advisory DSA 2924-1 (icedove - security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
Multiple security issues have been found in Icedove, Debian's version of the Mozilla Thunderbird mail and news client: multiple memory safety errors, buffer overflows, missing permission checks, out of bound reads, use-after-frees and other implementation errors may lead to the execution of arbitrary code, privilege escalation, cross-site scripting or denial of service.
Affected Software
Affected Software
icedove on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For the stable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed in version 24.5.0-1~deb7u1. For the testing distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 24.5.0-1. For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in version 24.5.0-1. We recommend that you upgrade your icedove packages.