Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting thunderbird package, versions <0:52.5.2-1.el6_9


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.6% (80th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-THUNDERBIRD-2147155
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed22 Dec 2017

Introduced: 22 Dec 2017

CVE-2017-7848  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-74  (opens in a new tab)
First added by Snyk

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:6 thunderbird to version 0:52.5.2-1.el6_9 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.

RSS fields can inject new lines into the created email structure, modifying the message body. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.5.2.