Improper Input Validation Affecting thunderbird-debuginfo package, versions <0:2.0.0.19-1.el5_2


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.22% (84th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-THUNDERBIRDDEBUGINFO-9876762
  • published28 Apr 2025
  • disclosed16 Dec 2008

Introduced: 16 Dec 2008

CVE-2008-5508  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:10 thunderbird-debuginfo to version 0:2.0.0.19-1.el5_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2009:0002.

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 3.x before 3.0.5 and 2.x before 2.0.0.19, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.19, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.14 does not properly parse URLs with leading whitespace or control characters, which might allow remote attackers to misrepresent URLs and simplify phishing attacks.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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