Use of Uninitialized Resource Affecting thunderbird package, versions <0:68.5.0-1.amzn2.0.1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (47th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-THUNDERBIRD-1679018
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed2 Mar 2020

Introduced: 2 Mar 2020

CVE-2020-6792  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-908  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-909  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 thunderbird to version 0:68.5.0-1.amzn2.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2020-1408.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream thunderbird package and not the thunderbird package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

When deriving an identifier for an email message, uninitialized memory was used in addition to the message contents. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.5.

CVSS Scores

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