DSA-3686-1 icedove -- security update

Debian Security Advisory

DSA-3686-1 icedove -- security update

Date Reported:

04 Oct 2016

Affected Packages:

icedove

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2016-2836.

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 the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 1:45.3.0-1~deb8u1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 1:45.3.0-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your icedove packages.