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Improper Input Validation Affecting thunderbird package, versions <0:45.7.0-1.el6_8

Severity

 Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.37% (74th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-THUNDERBIRD-2137731
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed24 Jan 2017
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Introduced: 24 Jan 2017

CVE-2017-5383  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)
First added by Snyk

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:6 thunderbird to version 0:45.7.0-1.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.

URLs containing certain unicode glyphs for alternative hyphens and quotes do not properly trigger punycode display, allowing for domain name spoofing attacks in the location bar. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 45.7, Firefox ESR < 45.7, and Firefox < 51.