NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting thunderbird-debuginfo package, versions <0:68.5.0-1.amzn2.0.1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.31% (68th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-THUNDERBIRDDEBUGINFO-1679059
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed2 Mar 2020

Introduced: 2 Mar 2020

CVE-2020-6795  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 thunderbird-debuginfo 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-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.

When processing a message that contains multiple S/MIME signatures, a bug in the MIME processing code caused a null pointer dereference, leading to an unexploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.5.

CVSS Base Scores

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