#VU9732 Memory leak in Mozilla Thunderbird - CVE-2017-7847 

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#VU9732 Memory leak in Mozilla Thunderbird - CVE-2017-7847

Published: December 25, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU9732
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7847
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Mozilla Thunderbird
Software vendor:
Mozilla

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to leak of local path string from specially crafted CSS and RSS feed. A remote attacker can reveal local path strings, which may contain user name.


Remediation

Update to version 52.5.2.

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