Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201612-2

Severity: Critical
Date : 2016-12-01
CVE-ID : CVE-2016-9079
Package : thunderbird
Type : arbitrary code execution
Remote : Yes
Link : https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/CVE

Summary

The package thunderbird before version 45.5.1-1 is vulnerable to
arbitrary code execution.

Resolution

Upgrade to 45.5.1-1.

pacman -Syu “thunderbird>=45.5.1-1”

The problem has been fixed upstream in version 45.5.1.

Workaround

None

Description

A use-after-free vulnerability has been discovered in the SVG Animation
component of Firefox, leading to arbitrary code execution.

Impact

A remote attacker is able to execute arbitrary code by embedding a
crafted SVG image in content displayed by Thunderbird.

References

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/known-vulnerabilities/thunderbird/#thunderbird45.5.1
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2016-92/
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9079