Missing Initialization of a Variable Affecting thunderbird package, versions <0:68.5.0-1.el8_1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (47th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-THUNDERBIRD-2022333
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed11 Feb 2020

Introduced: 11 Feb 2020

CVE-2020-6792  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-456  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 thunderbird to version 0:68.5.0-1.el8_1 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:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

When deriving an identifier for an email message, uninitialized memory was used in addition to the message contents. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.5.

CVSS Scores

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