vulnerability
MFSA2016-96 Thunderbird: Security vulnerabilities fixed in Thunderbird 45.6 (CVE-2016-9893)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Dec 28, 2016 | Dec 30, 2016 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Dec 28, 2016
Added
Dec 30, 2016
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
Memory safety bugs were reported in Thunderbird 45.5. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort that some of these could be exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.1, Firefox ESR < 45.6, and Thunderbird < 45.6.
Solution
mozilla-thunderbird-upgrade-45_6
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