Out-of-bounds Write Affecting thunderbird package, versions <1:60.7.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Mature
EPSS
19.55% (97th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-THUNDERBIRD-450845
  • published14 Jun 2019
  • disclosed23 Jul 2019

Introduced: 14 Jun 2019

CVE-2019-11705  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)
First added by Snyk

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 thunderbird to version 1:60.7.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 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:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw in Thunderbird's implementation of iCal causes a stack buffer overflow in icalrecur_add_bydayrules when processing certain email messages, resulting in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 60.7.1.

CVSS Scores

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