Use After Free Affecting thunderbird package, versions <0:52.1.0-1.el7_3
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- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed19 Apr 2017
Introduced: 19 Apr 2017
CVE-2017-5438 (opens in a new tab)Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) are common identifiers for publicly known security vulnerabilities
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How to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:7 thunderbird to version 0:52.1.0-1.el7_3 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:1201.
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 during XSLT processing due to the result handler being held by a freed handler during handling. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.1, Firefox ESR < 45.9, Firefox ESR < 52.1, and Firefox < 53.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97940
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1336828
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-11/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-12/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-13/
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5438
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3831
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1201
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320