Improper Input Validation Affecting thunderbird-debuginfo package, versions <0:2.0.0.24-17.el5_6


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
81.16% (100th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-THUNDERBIRDDEBUGINFO-9868691
  • published28 Apr 2025
  • disclosed28 Apr 2011

Introduced: 28 Apr 2011

CVE-2011-0073  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:10 thunderbird-debuginfo to version 0:2.0.0.24-17.el5_6 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2011:0474.

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.

Mozilla Firefox before 3.5.19 and 3.6.x before 3.6.17, and SeaMonkey before 2.0.14, does not properly use nsTreeRange data structures, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that lead to a "dangling pointer."

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1