Access Restriction Bypass Affecting thunderbird package, versions <0:2.0.0.19-1.el5_2


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.85% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-THUNDERBIRD-9876763
  • published28 Apr 2025
  • disclosed16 Dec 2008

Introduced: 16 Dec 2008

CVE-2008-5512  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-264  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:10 thunderbird to version 0:2.0.0.19-1.el5_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2009:0002.

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 Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.5 and 2.x before 2.0.0.19, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.19, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.14 allow remote attackers to run arbitrary JavaScript with chrome privileges via unknown vectors in which "page content can pollute XPCNativeWrappers."

References

CVSS Base Scores

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