#VU25126 Out-of-bounds read in Mozilla Thunderbird - CVE-2020-6793
Published: February 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU25126
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-6793
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Mozilla Thunderbird
Mozilla Thunderbird
Software vendor:
Mozilla
Mozilla
Description
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 updates from vendor's website.