Out-of-bounds Write Affecting thunderbird package, versions <0:60.7.2-2.0.1.el8_0


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Mature
EPSS
29.02% (97th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-THUNDERBIRD-2536398
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed23 Jul 2019

Introduced: 23 Jul 2019

CVE-2019-11704  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 thunderbird to version 0:60.7.2-2.0.1.el8_0 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2019-1623.

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:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw in Thunderbird's implementation of iCal causes a heap buffer overflow in icalmemory_strdup_and_dequote when processing certain email messages, resulting in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 60.7.1.

CVSS Scores

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