Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting thunderbird package, versions <0:1.5.0.12-11.el5_1


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
22.23% (96th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-THUNDERBIRD-9879955
  • published28 Apr 2025
  • disclosed25 Mar 2008

Introduced: 25 Mar 2008

CVE-2008-1233  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-94  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:10 thunderbird to version 0:1.5.0.12-11.el5_1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2008:0209.

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.

Unspecified vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.13, Thunderbird before 2.0.0.13, and SeaMonkey before 1.1.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via "XPCNativeWrapper pollution."

References

CVSS Base Scores

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