Improper Input Validation Affecting thunderbird package, versions <0:52.8.0-1.el7_5
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- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed18 May 2018
Introduced: 18 May 2018
CVE-2018-5170 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:7 thunderbird to version 0:52.8.0-1.el7_5 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2018:1725.
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.
It is possible to spoof the filename of an attachment and display an arbitrary attachment name. This could lead to a user opening a remote attachment which is a different file type than expected. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird ESR < 52.8 and Thunderbird < 52.8.
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1411732
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-13/
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-5170
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4209
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-13
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00013.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1725
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040946
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3660-1/