Use After Free Affecting thunderbird package, versions <0:10.0.6-1.el5_8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.87% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-THUNDERBIRD-9836990
  • published28 Apr 2025
  • disclosed17 Jul 2012

Introduced: 17 Jul 2012

CVE-2012-1958  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:10 thunderbird to version 0:10.0.6-1.el5_8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2012:1089.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream thunderbird package and not the thunderbird package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

Use-after-free vulnerability in the nsGlobalWindow::PageHidden function in Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 13.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.6, Thunderbird 5.0 through 13.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.6, and SeaMonkey before 2.11 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to focused content.

CVSS Base Scores

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