The Rumbling Edge

Thunderbird 1.5.0.4 is currently undergoing internal testing, which will (hopefully) be released on 31st May 2006.

Mac-specific:

• Fixed: 327037 - [Mac-only] Newsgroup names over-abbreviated on UB Mac

No outstanding bugs.

Official Windows, Official Windows installer (discussion)

Official Linux (i686)

Official Mac recent build unavailable, Nightly universal recent build unavailable

Account manager:

• Fixed: 257990 - Integrate Junk Mail settings into “Options” and “Account Settings”
• Fixed: 328180 - ISP files: can’t modify IMAP special folders path (Sent, Drafts, …) in isp rdf files

Address book:

• Fixed: 35837 – should be possible to move/copy address cards to different address books
• Fixed: 230580 - ldap_2 “user_directory”/”_nonascii_” preferences proliferating unnecessarily

Attachment-related:

• Fixed: 220646 - Forward as attachment: Attachment name is subject, without “.eml” extension
• Fixed: 269390 - Files with mixed CR and LF attached as plain text results in file corruption
• Fixed: 328027 - Unable to save or view attachment for empty files

Build configuration:

• Fixed: 327124 - support for Windows x64 Platform

Filter-related:

• Fixed: 317556 - filter option “forward message to” does not allow one letter user part for email address

Functionality:

• Fixed: 338185 - Find Text in Message not working (TB 2a1)

Networking:

• Fixed: 321005 - Enable AUTH=PLAIN and AUTH=LOGIN authentications in IMAP

Localization:

• Fixed: 338859 - [RFC 2231] even if the attachment file name has 0×2f, it’s not escaped

Spelling checker:

• Fixed: 329672 - Assertions from inline spellchecker when closing mail window
• Fixed: 331368 - Spellchecker errors on in content iterator

UI improvements:

• Fixed: 214114 - Double-click on folder opens new window AND goes to new messages.
• Fixed: 236219 - Unreliable highlighting in compose window when tabbing thru
• Fixed: 268746 - unable to reply, fwd, move or copy .eml opened from disk
• Fixed: 282506 - Inline spell check words go blank while message is being sent
• Fixed: 289454 - Group-by Sort headers are targets for “next message”
• Fixed: 317167 - Reply and Reply-all on messages sent “From: myself” should consider all account identities when setting To field
• Fixed: 320189 - “new mail sound dialog” usability issues
• Fixed: 332023 - Autocomplete is broken in Today’s Trunk Build
• Fixed: 333510 - Contacts Sidebar comes up empty
• Fixed: 338725 - Autocomplete doesn’t work on 1.8 branch
• Fixed: 339116 - account Junk settings: can’t change “automatically delete messages older than 14 days”

XPToolkit:

• Fixed: 202992 - “h” or “htt” cut off in address bar autocomplete (adds :// to domain names starting with “p” or “t”)
• Fixed: 322155 - if the only focusable elements in a dialog are the buttons, focus the default button on load
• Fixed: 333306 - Crash with pragma statements that return values
• Fixed: 334513 - probably ‘off by a few’ in sqlite3 utf.c
• Fixed: 336133 - Missing out-of-memory check at db/sqlite3/src/tclsqlite.c:1442
• Fixed: 336134 - Missing out-of-memory check at db/sqlite3/src/shell.c:1485
• Fixed: 336230 - doubtful ASYNC_SYNC case
• Fixed: 336946 - Coverity 260-278 problems in sqlite
• Fixed: 338155 - Upgrade to sqlite 3.3.5

Mac-specific:

• Fixed: 327037 - Newsgroup names over-abbreviated on UB Mac
• Fixed: 328645 - Fix copyright dates on branches
• Fixed: 335089 - [XPToolkit] Default button in sheets should not be focused

OS/2-specific:

• Fixed: 333835 - [XPToolkit] Fix temp file problem in SQLITE on OS/2
• Fixed: 337052 - Reactivate WarpCenter biff functionality in nsMessengerOS2Integration

Outstanding bugs:

• Since 24 Jun 02: 153855 - Composer does not display a UTF-16 signature in the right way.
• Since 16 Dec 03: 228675 - Limit growth of junk token store
• Since 12 May 04: 243430 - Improving the chi-square spam detection method
• Since 19 Aug 05: 305185 - gtk 2.8 builds are broken due to missing xft dependencies
• Since 29 Oct 05: 314297 - deleting one attachment from a locally stored message deletes multiple attachments
• Since 02 Jan 06: 322172 - bump copyright year to 2006
• Since 23 Jan 06: 324474 - Revoked S/MIME certificate difficult to detect in received messages
• Since 24 Jan 06: 324606 - Thunderbird hangs on Return Receipt Notification on some SPAM-Mails on IMAP-Accounts
• Since 14 Mar 06: 330507 - Crash when clearing a quick search during a LDAP search.
• Since 05 May 06: 336710 - repetitive crash when starting TB + both nstmp folder appairs

Official Windows, Official Windows installer (discussion)

Official Linux (i686)

Official Mac

I’m busy this weekend and probably the next one as well.

No fixed bugs since lead developers out of town.

Outstanding bugs:

• Since 23 Mar 06: 331511 - [Mac-only] Running PPC profile on the Intel Mac UB causes issues

Official Windows, Official Windows installer (discussion)

Official Linux (i686)

Official Mac (~11mb), Nightly universal build unavailable (~18mb)

No fixed bugs since lead developers out of town.

Outstanding bugs:

• Since 24 Jun 02: 153855 - Composer does not display a UTF-16 signature in the right way.
• Since 16 Dec 03: 228675 - Limit growth of junk token store
• Since 12 May 04: 243430 - Improving the chi-square spam detection method
• Since 19 Aug 05: 305185 - gtk 2.8 builds are broken due to missing xft dependencies
• Since 29 Oct 05: 314297 - deleting one attachment from a locally stored message deletes multiple attachments
• Since 02 Jan 06: 322172 - bump copyright year to 2006
• Since 23 Jan 06: 324474 - Revoked S/MIME certificate difficult to detect in received messages
• Since 24 Jan 06: 324606 - Thunderbird hangs on Return Receipt Notification on some SPAM-Mails on IMAP-Accounts
• Since 14 Mar 06: 330507 - Crash when clearing a quick search during a LDAP search.

Official Windows, Official Windows installer (discussion)

Official Linux (i686)

Official Mac

Functionality:

• Fixed: 329232 - saving drafts on UW-IMAPD server does not work with default configuration

UI improvements:

• Fixed: 295956 - Editing message in drafts folder (with IMAP and multiple profiles) results in error.
• Fixed: 298525 - Phishing State should take precedence over Junk State in the message bar

Mac-specific:

• Fixed: 336506 - Bump Thunderbird version to 1.5.0.4

Outstanding bugs:

• Since 23 Mar 06: 331511 - [Mac-only] Running PPC profile on the Intel Mac UB causes issues

Official Windows, Official Windows installer (discussion)

Official Linux (i686)

Official Mac (~11mb), Nightly universal build unavailable (~18mb)

Address book:

• Fixed: 230580 - ldap_2 “user_directory”/”_nonascii_” preferences proliferating unnecessarily
• Fixed: 240372 - Cannot Dnd from Mozilla Address book to other App

Functionality:

• Fixed: 329232 - saving drafts on UW-IMAPD server does not work with default configuration

Localization:

• Fixed: 317674 - rename folder fails for Unicode folder names
• Fixed: 332108 - can attach but cannot send a file with non-ASCII name even in the file system encoding

Networking:

• Fixed: 335877 - imap subscribe ui broken for servers with non ‘/’ hierarchy delimiter

XPToolkit:

• Fixed: 281862 - AutoComplete MDBResult’s GetCommentAt method returns NS_ERROR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED but it is!
• Fixed: 331225 - prefwindow/prefpane does not work in xulrunner.
• Fixed: 335319 - pre-process out debug.js’ license header
• Fixed: 335836 - Add warnings on usage to storage service.
• Fixed: 336314 - Make storage threadsafe

Outstanding bugs:

• Since 24 Jun 02: 153855 - Composer does not display a UTF-16 signature in the right way.
• Since 16 Dec 03: 228675 - Limit growth of junk token store
• Since 12 May 04: 243430 - Improving the chi-square spam detection method
• Since 19 Aug 05: 305185 - gtk 2.8 builds are broken due to missing xft dependencies
• Since 29 Oct 05: 314297 - deleting one attachment from a locally stored message deletes multiple attachments
• Since 02 Jan 06: 322172 - bump copyright year to 2006
• Since 23 Jan 06: 324474 - Revoked S/MIME certificate difficult to detect in received messages
• Since 24 Jan 06: 324606 - Thunderbird hangs on Return Receipt Notification on some SPAM-Mails on IMAP-Accounts
• Since 14 Mar 06: 330507 - Crash when clearing a quick search during a LDAP search.

Official Windows, Official Windows installer (discussion)

Official Linux (i686)

Official Mac

Changelog for previous release (Thunderbird 1.5.0.2) | Changelogs for other releases

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Released on 01 Jun 06, and this changelog was last updated on 03 Jun 06.

Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5.0.4 has been released. Release notes are available. This post lists the improvements in Thunderbird 1.5.0.4 over 1.5.0.2. This list encompasses almost every single known fix that went into this release. Do check out the known issues as well.

The Gecko 1.8.0.x branch (Thunderbird 1.5.0.x series) will only bring stability and security bug fixes. As such, no new features will be added. To synchronize the version numbering with Firefox, the 1.5.0.3 numbering was dropped in favour of 1.5.0.4.

Universal binary support for Mac OS X which provides native support for Macintosh with Intel Core processors has been added with this release. However, it must be noted that if you are running Thunderbird 1.5 or Thunderbird 1.5.0.2 on Macintosh computers with Intel Core processors under Rosetta, you will get upgraded to a PowerPC-only, Firefox 1.5.0.4 product via the automated update system. You will need to download the Thunderbird 1.5.0.4 Universal binary build to take advantage of the native support for Intel-based Macintosh computers.

Impact key for security issues listed on the Mozilla Foundation Security Advisories webpage:

• Critical: Vulnerability can be used to run attacker code and install software, requiring no user interaction beyond normal browsing.
• High: Vulnerability can be used to gather sensitive data from sites in other windows or inject data or code into those sites, requiring no more than normal browsing actions.
• Moderate: Vulnerabilities that would otherwise be High or Critical except they only work in uncommon non-default configurations or require the user to perform complicated and/or unlikely steps.
• Low: Minor security vulnerabilities such as Denial of Service attacks, minor data leaks, or spoofs. (Undetectable spoofs of SSL indicia would have “High” impact because those are generally used to steal sensitive data intended for other sites.)

Changes in 1.5.0.4: (31)

Security issues: (9)

• Fixed: 334384 - Double-free on malformed VCard (Critical)
• Fixed: 319263, 321101, 336313, 336601 - EvalInSandbox escape (Proxy Autoconfig, Greasemonkey) (Moderate)
• Fixed: 324918, 325730, 326501, 326931, 327712, 329219, 329982, 330818, 332971, 335535 - Fixes for potential memory corruption (Moderate)
• Fixed: 329746, 330214 - HTTP response smuggling (Moderate)
• Fixed: 329677 - Privilege escalation through XUL persist. (Moderate)
• Fixed: 330773 - Remote compromise via content-defined setter on object prototypes (Moderate)
• Fixed: 330897 - Buffer overflow in crypto.signText() (Moderate)
• Fixed: 335816 - Web site XSS using BOM on UTF-8 pages (Moderate)
• Fixed: 334341 - Using image tags with a non image file, and selected view image, file will still load up, allowing access to system resources

Topcrash: (1)

• Fixed: 320927 - crash when checking pop3 mail

Crashes: (3)

• Fixed: 301308 - Crash [@ nsMsgGroupView::~nsMsgGroupView]
• Fixed: 329595 - Crash on marking mail as Junk (Local Folders)
• Fixed: 332119 - IMAP folders: if sum of characters in foldernames to long TB crashes or loops when you access the last folder in chain.

Build configuration: (1)

• Fixed: 324240 - Update OS/2 ReadMe files (newsgroup change, new libc)

Functionality: (4)

• Fixed: 179056 - “Check for new message every” stops after hibernate
• Fixed: 268746 - unable to reply, fwd, move or copy .eml opened from disk
• Fixed: 322808 - Can not launch my own extension using the “-chrome” option.
• Fixed: 329232 - saving drafts on UW-IMAPD server does not work with default configuration

Localization: (1)

• Fixed: 314637 - Search Messages can’t find some words in ISO-2022-JP messages

Networking: (1)

• Fixed: 312009 - IMAP capability flags remembered across capability responses

Printing: (1)

• Fixed: 334944 - Firefox printing content of <noscript> tag

UI improvements: (2)

• Fixed: 295956 - Editing message in drafts folder (with IMAP and multiple profiles) results in error.
• Fixed: 298525 - Phishing State should take precedence over Junk State in the message bar

XPToolkit: (4)

• Fixed: 325471 - Broken search for path to binary on linux in xulrunner-stub
• Fixed: 326007 - Xulrunner fails to build using VS.NET 2003 (VC7.1)
• Fixed: 332091 - Possibility to add “special” part to package names
• Fixed: 332262 - “smime3.dll not found” error dialog w/ XULRunner embedded in Eclipse

Mac-specific: (4)

• Fixed: 327037 - Newsgroup names over-abbreviated on UB Mac
• Fixed: 329796 - [Affects Linux too] Can’t debug XForms on Mac OS X
• Fixed: 331676 - Crash on search in threaded mode
• Fixed: 336506 - Bump Thunderbird version to 1.5.0.4

Official Windows installer

Official Linux (i686)

Official Mac (Universal binary)