Use After Free Affecting thunderbird-debuginfo package, versions <0:45.7.0-1.el5_11
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- published28 Apr 2025
- disclosed24 Jan 2017
Introduced: 24 Jan 2017
CVE-2017-5396 (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.
A use-after-free vulnerability in the Media Decoder when working with media files when some events are fired after the media elements are freed from memory. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 45.7, Firefox ESR < 45.7, and Firefox < 51.
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1416280
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5396
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:0238
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0190.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0238.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95769
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037693
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1329403
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-13
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-22
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3771
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3832
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-01/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-02/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-03/