Execution with Unnecessary Privileges Affecting thunderbird package, versions <0:38.3.0-1.el7_1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
6.58% (95th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-THUNDERBIRD-4569019
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed22 Sept 2015

Introduced: 22 Sep 2015

CVE-2015-4521  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-250  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 thunderbird to version 0:38.3.0-1.el7_1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2015:1852.

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.

The ConvertDialogOptions function in Mozilla Firefox before 41.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.3 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

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