Access Restriction Bypass Affecting thunderbird-debuginfo package, versions <0:10.0.4-1.el5_8


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.76% (73rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-THUNDERBIRDDEBUGINFO-9837012
  • published28 Apr 2025
  • disclosed24 Apr 2012

Introduced: 24 Apr 2012

CVE-2012-0478  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-264  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:10 thunderbird-debuginfo to version 0:10.0.4-1.el5_8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2012:0516.

NVD Description

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

The texImage2D implementation in the WebGL subsystem in Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 11.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.4, Thunderbird 5.0 through 11.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.4, and SeaMonkey before 2.9 does not properly restrict JSVAL_TO_OBJECT casts, which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web page.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1