Resource Management Errors Affecting thunderbird-debuginfo package, versions <0:2.0.0.19-1.el5_2


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.81% (86th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-THUNDERBIRDDEBUGINFO-9876822
  • published28 Apr 2025
  • disclosed16 Dec 2008

Introduced: 16 Dec 2008

CVE-2008-5502  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-399  (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.

The layout engine in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.5, Thunderbird 2.x before 2.0.0.19, and SeaMonkey 1.x before 1.1.14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via vectors that trigger memory corruption, related to the GetXMLEntity and FastAppendChar functions.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1