SB2016100302 - Red Hat update for thunderbird
Published: October 3, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016100302
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Arbitrary code execution (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5257)
The vulnerability may lead to arbitrary code execution on the target system.The weakness is caused by memory safety bugs. A memory corruption allows attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.