Buffer Overflow Affecting thunderbird package, versions <0:91.3.0-2.el7_9


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.13% (50th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-THUNDERBIRD-8015307
  • published17 Sept 2024
  • disclosed1 Dec 2021

Introduced: 1 Dec 2021

CVE-2021-43529  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 thunderbird to version 0:91.3.0-2.el7_9 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2021:4134.

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.

Thunderbird versions prior to 91.3.0 are vulnerable to the heap overflow described in CVE-2021-43527 when processing S/MIME messages. Thunderbird versions 91.3.0 and later will not call the vulnerable code when processing S/MIME messages that contain certificates with DER-encoded DSA or RSA-PSS signatures.

CVSS Scores

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