Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') Affecting thunderbird package, versions <0:60.6.1-1.el7_6


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Mature
EPSS
22.05% (97th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-THUNDERBIRD-4861478
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed20 Mar 2019

Introduced: 20 Mar 2019

CVE-2019-9791  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-843  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 thunderbird to version 0:60.6.1-1.el7_6 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2019:0681.

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.

The type inference system allows the compilation of functions that can cause type confusions between arbitrary objects when compiled through the IonMonkey just-in-time (JIT) compiler and when the constructor function is entered through on-stack replacement (OSR). This allows for possible arbitrary reading and writing of objects during an exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 60.6, Firefox ESR < 60.6, and Firefox < 66.

CVSS Scores

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