Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for thunderbird

1) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU88652

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-3302

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources when handling HTTP/2 CONTINUATION frames. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crated website and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS: 8.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions: 8.2

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS: 8.2

thunderbird (Red Hat package): before 115.10.0-2.el8_2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:red_hat_enterprise_linux_server_-_aus:8.2:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:red_hat_enterprise_linux_server_for_ibm_power_le_-_update_services_for_sap_solutions:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:o:red_hat:red_hat_enterprise_linux_server_-_tus:8.2:*:*:*:*:red_hat_enterprise_linux:*:

External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1934

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.