Improper Input Validation in thunderbird | CVE-2016-9901

Q: How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 thunderbird to version 0:45.6.0-1.el7_3 or higher. This issue was patched in RHSA-2016:2973 .

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Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-THUNDERBIRD-4706596
published26 Jul 2021
disclosed14 Dec 2016

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Introduced: 14 Dec 2016

CVE-2016-9901 (opens in a new tab) CWE-20 (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 thunderbird to version 0:45.6.0-1.el7_3 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2016:2973.

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.

HTML tags received from the Pocket server will be processed without sanitization and any JavaScript code executed will be run in the "about:pocket-saved" (unprivileged) page, giving it access to Pocket's messaging API through HTML injection. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 45.6 and Firefox < 50.1.

Improper Input Validation Affecting thunderbird package, versions <0:45.6.0-1.el7_3

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