Buffer Overflow Affecting thunderbird package, versions <1:68.8.0-1
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN12-THUNDERBIRD-1560896
- published 5 May 2020
- disclosed 26 May 2020
Introduced: 5 May 2020
CVE-2020-6831 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:12 thunderbird to version 1:68.8.0-1 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 Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.
A buffer overflow could occur when parsing and validating SCTP chunks in WebRTC. This could have led to memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 68.8, Firefox < 76, and Thunderbird < 68.8.0.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-6831
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4714
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158480/usrsctp-Stack-Buffer-Overflow.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202005-03
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202005-04
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-16/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-17/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-18/
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1632241
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00000.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4373-1/
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2020-6831
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