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Out-of-Bounds Affecting thunderbird package, versions <0:45.8.0-1.el7_3

Severity

 Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.49% (77th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-THUNDERBIRD-4662740
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed7 Mar 2017
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Introduced: 7 Mar 2017

CVE-2017-5400  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 thunderbird to version 0:45.8.0-1.el7_3 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:0498.

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.

JIT-spray targeting asm.js combined with a heap spray allows for a bypass of ASLR and DEP protections leading to potential memory corruption attacks. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52, Firefox ESR < 45.8, Thunderbird < 52, and Thunderbird < 45.8.