SB2021061817 - SUSE update for MozillaThunderbird 

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SB2021061817 - SUSE update for MozillaThunderbird

Published: June 18, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2021061817
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-29964)

The vulnerability allows a local application to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition. A locally-installed hostile program could send WM_COPYDATA messages that Firefox would processing incorrectly and will result in out-of-bounds read.

Note, the vulnerability affects Windows installations only.


2) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-29967)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing HTML content. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted webpage, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References