SB2016100302 - Red Hat update for thunderbird
Published: October 3, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016100302
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Arbitrary code execution (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5257)
CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
The vulnerability may lead to arbitrary code execution on the target system.
The weakness is caused by memory safety bugs. A memory corruption allows attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.