Out-of-Bounds Affecting thunderbird package, versions <0:38.7.0-1.el7_2


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
7.45% (95th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-THUNDERBIRD-5135965
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed8 Mar 2016

Introduced: 8 Mar 2016

CVE-2016-2798  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 thunderbird to version 0:38.7.0-1.el7_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2016:0460.

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 graphite2::GlyphCache::Loader::Loader function in Graphite 2 before 1.3.6, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.7, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted Graphite smart font.

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