CVE-2017-7848
What it is
RSS fields can inject new lines into the created email structure, modifying the message body. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.5.2.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 1.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 1.7% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 5.3 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 1.7% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-74
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Mozilla Thunderbird < 52.5.2
- Redhat Enterprise Linux 6.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.3
Attack profile CVSS 3.0 · 5.3
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
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Fix and advisories
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1411699
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-30/
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1411699
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-30/
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102258
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040123
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0061
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1411699
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00026.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4075
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-30/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102258
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040123
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0061
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1411699
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00026.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4075
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-30/