Debian Security Advisory

DLA-752-1 icedove -- LTS security update

Date Reported:
17 Dec 2016
Affected Packages:
icedove
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2016-5290, CVE-2016-5291, CVE-2016-5296, CVE-2016-5297, CVE-2016-9066, CVE-2016-9074, CVE-2016-9079.
More information:

Multiple security issues have been found in Icedove, Debian's version of the Mozilla Thunderbird mail client: Multiple memory safety errors, same-origin policy bypass issues, integer overflows, buffer overflows and use-after-frees may lead to the execution of arbitrary code or denial of service.

For Debian 7 Wheezy, these problems have been fixed in version 45.5.1-1~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