Access Restriction Bypass Affecting thunderbird package, versions <0:2.0.0.17-1.el5


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.43% (62nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-THUNDERBIRD-9878561
  • published28 Apr 2025
  • disclosed23 Sept 2008

Introduced: 23 Sep 2008

CVE-2008-3835  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-264  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:10 thunderbird to version 0:2.0.0.17-1.el5 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2008:0908.

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.

The nsXMLDocument::OnChannelRedirect function in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.17, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.17, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.12 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy and execute arbitrary JavaScript code via unknown vectors.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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