Use After Free Affecting thunderbird package, versions <0:115.3.1-1.0.1.el7_9


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.02% (59th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-THUNDERBIRD-5962441
  • published6 Oct 2023
  • disclosed27 Sept 2023

Introduced: 27 Sep 2023

CVE-2023-5171  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 thunderbird to version 0:115.3.1-1.0.1.el7_9 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2023-5475.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream thunderbird package and not the thunderbird package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

During Ion compilation, a Garbage Collection could have resulted in a use-after-free condition, allowing an attacker to write two NUL bytes, and cause a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 118, Firefox ESR < 115.3, and Thunderbird < 115.3.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1