Use After Free Affecting thunderbird package, versions <0:31.6.0-1.el7_1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
4.49% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-THUNDERBIRD-5051349
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed31 Mar 2015

Introduced: 31 Mar 2015

CVE-2015-0813  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 thunderbird to version 0:31.6.0-1.el7_1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2015:0771.

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.

Use-after-free vulnerability in the AppendElements function in Mozilla Firefox before 37.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.6, and Thunderbird before 31.6 on Linux, when the Fluendo MP3 plugin for GStreamer is used, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via a crafted MP3 file.

CVSS Scores

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