SB2020021347 - NULL pointer dereference in thunderbird (Alpine package)
Published: February 13, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020021347
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-6795)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error when processing messages with multiple S/MIME signatures. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted email message tho the victim and crash the application.Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.