Security
Security
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird, the worst of which may allow user-assisted execution of arbitrary code.
| Package | www-client/firefox on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 38.5.0 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 38.5.0 |
| Package | www-client/firefox-bin on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 38.5.0 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 38.5.0 |
| Package | mail-client/thunderbird on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 38.5.0 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 38.5.0 |
| Package | mail-client/thunderbird-bin on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 38.5.0 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 38.5.0 |
Mozilla Firefox is an open-source web browser and Mozilla Thunderbird an open-source email client, both from the Mozilla Project.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Mozilla Firefox and Mozilla Thunderbird. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
A remote attacker could entice a user to view a specially crafted web page or email, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code or a Denial of Service condition.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All Firefox users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/firefox-38.5.0"
All Firefox-bin users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/firefox-bin-38.5.0"
All Thunderbird users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=mail-client/thunderbird-38.5.0"
All Thunderbird-bin users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=mail-client/thunderbird-bin-38.5.0"