Use After Free Affecting thunderbird package, versions <1:45.7.0+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
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- published11 Jun 2018
- disclosed11 Jun 2018
Introduced: 11 Jun 2018
CVE-2016-9898 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:12.04 thunderbird to version 1:45.7.0+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream thunderbird package and not the thunderbird package as distributed by Ubuntu.
See How to fix? for Ubuntu:12.04 relevant fixed versions and status.
Use-after-free resulting in potentially exploitable crash when manipulating DOM subtrees in the Editor. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.1, Firefox ESR < 45.6, and Thunderbird < 45.6.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-9898
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9898
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3757
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9898
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-94/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-95/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-96/
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1314442
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2946.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94885
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037461