Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting thunderbird package, versions <1:52.6.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.32% (71st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-THUNDERBIRD-420152
  • published11 Jun 2018
  • disclosed11 Jun 2018

Introduced: 11 Jun 2018

CVE-2017-7846  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-74  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 thunderbird to version 1:52.6.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 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:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

It is possible to execute JavaScript in the parsed RSS feed when RSS feed is viewed as a website, e.g. via "View -> Feed article -> Website" or in the standard format of "View -> Feed article -> default format". This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.5.2.