Buffer Overflow Affecting thunderbird package, versions <0:91.5.0-1.el7_9


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (52nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-THUNDERBIRD-2339363
  • published13 Jan 2022
  • disclosed11 Jan 2022

Introduced: 11 Jan 2022

CVE-2022-22742  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 thunderbird to version 0:91.5.0-1.el7_9 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2022:0127.

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.

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CVSS Scores

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