Out-of-bounds Read Affecting thunderbird package, versions <0:38.6.0-1.el7_2


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.12% (90th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-THUNDERBIRD-5102789
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed5 Feb 2016

Introduced: 5 Feb 2016

CVE-2016-1521  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 thunderbird to version 0:38.6.0-1.el7_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2016:0258.

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 directrun function in directmachine.cpp in Libgraphite in Graphite 2 1.2.4, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 43.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.6.1, does not validate a certain skip operation, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, obtain sensitive information, or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted Graphite smart font.

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