Synopsis:          Important: thunderbird security update
Advisory ID:       SLSA-2016:2825-1
Issue Date:        2016-11-29
CVE Numbers:       CVE-2016-5290
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This update upgrades Thunderbird to version 45.5.0

Security Fix(es):

* Multiple flaws were found in the processing of malformed web content. A
web page containing malicious content could cause Thunderbird to crash or,
potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user
running Thunderbird. (CVE-2016-5290)
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SL5
  x86_64
    thunderbird-45.5.0-1.el5_11.x86_64.rpm
    thunderbird-debuginfo-45.5.0-1.el5_11.x86_64.rpm
  i386
    thunderbird-45.5.0-1.el5_11.i386.rpm
    thunderbird-debuginfo-45.5.0-1.el5_11.i386.rpm
SL6
  x86_64
    thunderbird-45.5.0-1.el6_8.x86_64.rpm
    thunderbird-debuginfo-45.5.0-1.el6_8.x86_64.rpm
  i386
    thunderbird-45.5.0-1.el6_8.i686.rpm
    thunderbird-debuginfo-45.5.0-1.el6_8.i686.rpm
SL7
  x86_64
    thunderbird-45.5.0-1.el7_3.x86_64.rpm
    thunderbird-debuginfo-45.5.0-1.el7_3.x86_64.rpm

- Scientific Linux Development Team