Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting thunderbird package, versions [,140.17)[150,153.4)[154,157)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.28% (20th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-THUNDERBIRD-20886671
  • published13 Oct 2026
  • disclosed13 Oct 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 13 Oct 2026

NewCVE-2026-103500  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade thunderbird to version 140.17, 153.4, 157 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow in the email opening process. An attacker can execute arbitrary code or cause a crash by persuading a user to open an email that is 2GB or larger in size.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1