Out-of-bounds Write Affecting thunderbird-debuginfo package, versions <0:68.8.0-1.amzn2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.16% (90th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-THUNDERBIRDDEBUGINFO-1680015
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed26 May 2020

Introduced: 26 May 2020

CVE-2020-6831  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 thunderbird-debuginfo to version 0:68.8.0-1.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2020-1429.

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 buffer overflow could occur when parsing and validating SCTP chunks in WebRTC. This could have led to memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 68.8, Firefox < 76, and Thunderbird < 68.8.0.

CVSS Scores

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