Improper Input Validation Affecting thunderbird package, versions <0:45.6.0-1.el6_8


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.68% (81st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-THUNDERBIRD-2135874
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed14 Dec 2016

Introduced: 14 Dec 2016

CVE-2016-9901  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:6 thunderbird to version 0:45.6.0-1.el6_8 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream thunderbird package and not the thunderbird package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

HTML tags received from the Pocket server will be processed without sanitization and any JavaScript code executed will be run in the "about:pocket-saved" (unprivileged) page, giving it access to Pocket's messaging API through HTML injection. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 45.6 and Firefox < 50.1.