Security
Security
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Mozilla Thunderbird, the worst of which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.
| Package | mail-client/thunderbird on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 52.6.0 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 52.6.0 |
| Package | mail-client/thunderbird-bin on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 52.6.0 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 52.6.0 |
Mozilla Thunderbird is a popular open-source email client from the Mozilla project.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Mozilla Thunderbird. Please review the referenced Mozilla Foundation Security Advisories and CVE identifiers below for details.
A remote attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code, cause a Denial of Service condition, obtain sensitive information, conduct URL hijacking, or conduct cross-site scripting (XSS).
There is no known workaround at this time.
All Thunderbird users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=mail-client/thunderbird-52.6.0"
All Thunderbird binary users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=mail-client/thunderbird-bin-52.6.0"