Debian Security Advisory

DLA-658-1 icedove -- LTS security update

Date Reported:

16 Oct 2016

Affected Packages:

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2016-5278, CVE-2016-5270, CVE-2016-5272, CVE-2016-5276, CVE-2016-5277, CVE-2016-5280, CVE-2016-5281, CVE-2016-5284, CVE-2016-5250, CVE-2016-5261, CVE-2016-5257.

More information:

Multiple security issues have been found in Icedove, Debian's version of the Mozilla Thunderbird mail client: Multiple memory safety errors may lead to the execution of arbitrary code or denial of service.

For Debian 7 Wheezy, these problems have been fixed in version 45.4.0-1~deb7u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your icedove packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS