CVE-2005-2353 Affecting thunderbird package, versions <1.5.0.2-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.29% (21st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-THUNDERBIRD-18318535
  • published26 Jul 2026
  • disclosed5 Aug 2005

Introduced: 5 Aug 2005

CVE-2005-2353  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest thunderbird to version 1.5.0.2-1 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 Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

run-mozilla.sh in Thunderbird, with debugging enabled, allows local users to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1