Out-of-bounds Write Affecting thunderbird package, versions <1:115.3.1-1~deb12u1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1% (59th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-THUNDERBIRD-18318723
  • published26 Jul 2026
  • 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 Echo:latest thunderbird to version 1:115.3.1-1~deb12u1 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.

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