Use After Free Affecting thunderbird-debuginfo package, versions <0:52.8.0-1.amzn2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.51% (78th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-THUNDERBIRDDEBUGINFO-1663017
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed11 Jun 2018

Introduced: 11 Jun 2018

CVE-2018-5155  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 thunderbird-debuginfo to version 0:52.8.0-1.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2018-1032.

NVD Description

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

A use-after-free vulnerability can occur while adjusting layout during SVG animations with text paths. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.8, Thunderbird ESR < 52.8, Firefox < 60, and Firefox ESR < 52.8.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1