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MFSA2016-96 Thunderbird: Security vulnerabilities fixed in Thunderbird 45.6 (CVE-2016-9900)

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MFSA2016-96 Thunderbird: Security vulnerabilities fixed in Thunderbird 45.6 (CVE-2016-9900)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
12/28/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
12/30/2016
Modified
11/27/2024

Description

External resources that should be blocked when loaded by SVG images can bypass security restrictions through the use of "data:" URLs. This could allow for cross-domain data leakage. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.1, Firefox ESR < 45.6, and Thunderbird < 45.6.

Solution(s)

  • mozilla-thunderbird-upgrade-45_6

References

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