CVE-2020-26978 Affecting thunderbird package, versions <0:78.6.0-1.amzn2


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.17% (56th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-THUNDERBIRD-1693021
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed7 Jan 2021

Introduced: 7 Jan 2021

CVE-2020-26978  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 thunderbird to version 0:78.6.0-1.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2021-1586.

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.

Using techniques that built on the slipstream research, a malicious webpage could have exposed both an internal network's hosts as well as services running on the user's local machine. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 84, Thunderbird < 78.6, and Firefox ESR < 78.6.

CVSS Scores

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