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MFSA2017-20 Thunderbird: Security vulnerabilities fixed in Thunderbird 52.3 (CVE-2017-7782)

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MFSA2017-20 Thunderbird: Security vulnerabilities fixed in Thunderbird 52.3 (CVE-2017-7782)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
08/18/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
08/21/2017
Modified
11/27/2024

Description

An error in the "WindowsDllDetourPatcher" where a RWX ("Read/Write/Execute") 4k block is allocated but never protected, violating DEP protections. Note: This attack only affects Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are not affected. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.3, Firefox ESR < 52.3, and Firefox < 55.

Solution(s)

  • mozilla-thunderbird-upgrade-52_3

References

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