SB2020021345 - Out-of-bounds read in thunderbird (Alpine package)
Published: February 13, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020021345
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-6793)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition when processing email messages. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted email message to the victim, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system or crash the application.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.