Improper Authentication Affecting thunderbird-debuginfo package, versions <0:1.5.0.12-11.el5_1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
6.24% (91st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-THUNDERBIRDDEBUGINFO-9879499
  • published28 Apr 2025
  • disclosed25 Mar 2008

Introduced: 25 Mar 2008

CVE-2008-1238  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-287  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:10 thunderbird-debuginfo to version 0:1.5.0.12-11.el5_1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2008:0209.

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 2.0.0.13 and SeaMonkey before 1.1.9, when generating the HTTP Referer header, does not list the entire URL when it contains Basic Authentication credentials without a username, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass application protection mechanisms that rely on Referer headers, such as with some Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) mechanisms.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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