CVE-2009-3979 Affecting thunderbird package, versions <0:2.0.0.24-2.el5_4


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.19% (87th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-THUNDERBIRD-9873288
  • published28 Apr 2025
  • disclosed15 Dec 2009

Introduced: 15 Dec 2009

CVE-2009-3979  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:10 thunderbird to version 0:2.0.0.24-2.el5_4 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2010:0153.

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.

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 3.0.16 and 3.5.x before 3.5.6, SeaMonkey before 2.0.1, and Thunderbird allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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