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Use After Free Affecting thunderbird package, versions <0:45.5.1-1.el7_3

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Mature
EPSS
95.49% (100th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-THUNDERBIRD-4644205
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed1 Dec 2016
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Introduced: 1 Dec 2016

CVE-2016-9079  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 thunderbird to version 0:45.5.1-1.el7_3 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2016:2850.

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.

A use-after-free vulnerability in SVG Animation has been discovered. An exploit built on this vulnerability has been discovered in the wild targeting Firefox and Tor Browser users on Windows. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.0.2, Firefox ESR < 45.5.1, and Thunderbird < 45.5.1.