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Buffer Overflow Affecting thunderbird package, versions <0:52.8.0-1.el7_5

Severity

 Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.61% (79th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-THUNDERBIRD-2103094
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed9 May 2018
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Introduced: 9 May 2018

CVE-2018-5183  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 thunderbird to version 0:52.8.0-1.el7_5 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:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

Mozilla developers backported selected changes in the Skia library. These changes correct memory corruption issues including invalid buffer reads and writes during graphic operations. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird ESR < 52.8, Thunderbird < 52.8, and Firefox ESR < 52.8.