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Improper Input Validation Affecting thunderbird package, versions <0:45.7.0-1.el7_3

Severity

 Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.37% (74th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-THUNDERBIRD-4685577
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed24 Jan 2017
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Introduced: 24 Jan 2017

CVE-2017-5383  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 thunderbird to version 0:45.7.0-1.el7_3 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:0238.

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.

URLs containing certain unicode glyphs for alternative hyphens and quotes do not properly trigger punycode display, allowing for domain name spoofing attacks in the location bar. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 45.7, Firefox ESR < 45.7, and Firefox < 51.