CVE-2020-35113: High severity thunderbird vulnerability

Published Dec 15, 2020
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Updated

Mozilla developer Christian Holler reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 83 and Firefox ESR 78.5. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code.

Other sources

Mozilla developer Christian Holler reported memory safety bugs present in Thunderbird 78.5. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code.

Mozilla

Mozilla developers reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 83 and Firefox ESR 78.5. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 84, Thunderbird < 78.6, and Firefox ESR < 78.6.

Affected Software

6 affected componentsFixes available
Mozilla Thunderbird<78.6
78.6
Mozilla Firefox<84.0
Mozilla Firefox ESR<78.6.0
Mozilla Thunderbird<78.6.0
Mozilla Firefox<84
84
Mozilla Firefox ESR<78.6
78.6

Event History

Dec 15, 2020
CVE Published
via Mozilla·12:00 AM
Jan 7, 2021
CVE Published
via MITRE·01:49 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·01:49 PM
DescriptionWeakness

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2020-35113?

CVE-2020-35113 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for memory corruption and arbitrary code execution.

2

How do I fix CVE-2020-35113?

To remediate CVE-2020-35113, update Firefox to version 84 or later, or Firefox ESR to version 78.6 or later.

3

What software is affected by CVE-2020-35113?

CVE-2020-35113 affects Firefox up to version 84, Firefox ESR up to version 78.6, and Thunderbird up to version 78.6.

4

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2020-35113?

CVE-2020-35113 is classified as a memory safety issue leading to potential memory corruption.

5

Who reported the vulnerability CVE-2020-35113?

The vulnerability CVE-2020-35113 was reported by Mozilla developer Christian Holler.

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