Improper Preservation of Permissions Affecting thunderbird package, versions <0:91.4.0-3.el7_9


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.32% (72nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-THUNDERBIRD-2313814
  • published8 Dec 2021
  • disclosed7 Dec 2021

Introduced: 7 Dec 2021

CVE-2021-43528  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-281  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 thunderbird to version 0:91.4.0-3.el7_9 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2021:5046.

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:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

Thunderbird unexpectedly enabled JavaScript in the composition area. The JavaScript execution context was limited to this area and did not receive chrome-level privileges, but could be used as a stepping stone to further an attack with other vulnerabilities. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 91.4.0.

CVSS Scores

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