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CVE-2017-7829 It is possible to spoof the sender's email address and display an arbitrary sender address to the email recipient
Description
It is possible to spoof the sender's email address and display an arbitrary sender address to the email recipient. The real sender's address is not displayed if preceded by a null character in the display string. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.5.2.
Affected products and versions
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Thunderbird 52.5 | earliest → < 52.5.2 | 52.5.2 |
References
- [debian-lts-announce] 20171227 [SECURITY] [DLA 1223-1] thunderbird security update lists.debian.org
- USN-3529-1 usn.ubuntu.com
- bugzilla.mozilla.org bugzilla.mozilla.org
- 102258 www.securityfocus.com
- 1040123 www.securitytracker.com
- www.mozilla.org www.mozilla.org
- DSA-4075 www.debian.org
- RHSA-2018:0061 access.redhat.com
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