Use After Free Affecting thunderbird package, versions <1:52.4.0+build1-0ubuntu2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.97% (84th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-THUNDERBIRD-420124
  • published11 Jun 2018
  • disclosed11 Jun 2018

Introduced: 11 Jun 2018

CVE-2017-7805  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)
First added by Snyk

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 thunderbird to version 1:52.4.0+build1-0ubuntu2 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:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

During TLS 1.2 exchanges, handshake hashes are generated which point to a message buffer. This saved data is used for later messages but in some cases, the handshake transcript can exceed the space available in the current buffer, causing the allocation of a new buffer. This leaves a pointer pointing to the old, freed buffer, resulting in a use-after-free when handshake hashes are then calculated afterwards. This can result in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 56, Firefox ESR < 52.4, and Thunderbird < 52.4.