NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting thunderbird package, versions <0:91.6.0-1.amzn2.0.1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (52nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-THUNDERBIRD-2419773
  • published9 Mar 2022
  • disclosed22 Dec 2022

Introduced: 9 Mar 2022

CVE-2022-22747  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 thunderbird to version 0:91.6.0-1.amzn2.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2022-1763.

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.

After accepting an untrusted certificate, handling an empty pkcs7 sequence as part of the certificate data could have lead to a crash. This crash is believed to be unexploitable. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 91.5, Firefox < 96, and Thunderbird < 91.5.

CVSS Scores

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