CVE-2023-6208 Affecting thunderbird package, versions <115.5.0-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.19% (57th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE321-THUNDERBIRD-8489495
  • published6 Dec 2024
  • disclosed21 Nov 2023

Introduced: 21 Nov 2023

CVE-2023-6208  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.21 thunderbird to version 115.5.0-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream thunderbird package and not the thunderbird package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.21 relevant fixed versions and status.

When using X11, text selected by the page using the Selection API was erroneously copied into the primary selection, a temporary storage not unlike the clipboard. This bug only affects Firefox on X11. Other systems are unaffected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 120, Firefox ESR < 115.5.0, and Thunderbird < 115.5.

CVSS Scores

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