Out-of-bounds Write Affecting thunderbird package, versions <0:52.1.0-1.el6_9


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.63% (79th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-THUNDERBIRD-1512167
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed19 Apr 2017

Introduced: 19 Apr 2017

CVE-2017-5443  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 thunderbird to version 0:52.1.0-1.el6_9 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:1201.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream thunderbird package and not the thunderbird package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

An out-of-bounds write vulnerability while decoding improperly formed BinHex format archives. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.1, Firefox ESR < 45.9, Firefox ESR < 52.1, and Firefox < 53.