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MFSA2018-04 Thunderbird: Security vulnerabilities fixed in Thunderbird 52.6 (CVE-2018-5097)

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MFSA2018-04 Thunderbird: Security vulnerabilities fixed in Thunderbird 52.6 (CVE-2018-5097)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
01/25/2018
Created
07/25/2018
Added
01/26/2018
Modified
08/06/2018

Description

A use-after-free vulnerability can occur during XSL transformations when the source document for the transformation is manipulated by script content during the transformation. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.6, Firefox ESR < 52.6, and Firefox < 58.

Solution(s)

  • mozilla-thunderbird-upgrade-52_6

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