Out-of-bounds Write Affecting thunderbird package, versions <1:115.3.0-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.2% (43rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN14-THUNDERBIRD-11769717
  • published10 Aug 2025
  • disclosed27 Sept 2023

Introduced: 27 Sep 2023

CVE-2023-5169  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:14 thunderbird to version 1:115.3.0-1 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:14 relevant fixed versions and status.

A compromised content process could have provided malicious data in a PathRecording resulting in an out-of-bounds write, leading to a potentially exploitable crash in a privileged process. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 118, Firefox ESR < 115.3, and Thunderbird < 115.3.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1