FKIE_CVE-2017-7848

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2018-06-11 21:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:25
Severity
5.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Summary
RSS fields can inject new lines into the created email structure, modifying the message body. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.5.2.
References
security@mozilla.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102258Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@mozilla.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040123Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@mozilla.orghttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0061Third Party Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1411699Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00026.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4075Third Party Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-30/Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102258Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040123Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0061Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1411699Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00026.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4075Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-30/Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
mozilla thunderbird *
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
redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus 7.4
redhat enterprise_linux_server_eus 7.3
redhat enterprise_linux_server_eus 7.4
redhat enterprise_linux_server_eus 7.5
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation 6.0
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation 7.0
debian debian_linux 7.0
debian debian_linux 8.0
debian debian_linux 9.0
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T01:25:20.073",
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