CVE-2017-5390 Affecting thunderbird-debuginfo package, versions <0:45.7.0-1.el5_11


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.37% (80th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-THUNDERBIRDDEBUGINFO-9848275
  • published28 Apr 2025
  • disclosed24 Jan 2017

Introduced: 24 Jan 2017

CVE-2017-5390  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:10 thunderbird-debuginfo to version 0:45.7.0-1.el5_11 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:0238.

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 JSON viewer in the Developer Tools uses insecure methods to create a communication channel for copying and viewing JSON or HTTP headers data, allowing for potential privilege escalation. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 45.7, Firefox ESR < 45.7, and Firefox < 51.