Arbitrary Code Execution Affecting thunderbird package, versions [,102.6)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.24% (86th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-THUNDERBIRD-3173125
  • published15 Dec 2022
  • disclosed13 Dec 2022
  • creditMatthias Zoellner

Introduced: 13 Dec 2022

CVE-2022-46874  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-222  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade thunderbird to version 102.6 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Execution such that a file with a long filename could have had its filename truncated to remove the valid extension, leaving a malicious extension in its place. This could potentially led to user confusion and the execution of malicious code.

CVSS Scores

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