Information Exposure Affecting thunderbird package, versions <0:52.5.2-1.el7_4


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.23% (63rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-THUNDERBIRD-4799696
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed22 Dec 2017

Introduced: 22 Dec 2017

CVE-2017-7847  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 thunderbird to version 0:52.5.2-1.el7_4 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2018:0061.

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.

Crafted CSS in an RSS feed can leak and reveal local path strings, which may contain user name. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.5.2.