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CVE-2017-7848
RSS fields can inject new lines into the created email structure, modifying the message body. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird <…
Medium5.3EPSS 1.7%
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- mozilla
Description
RSS fields can inject new lines into the created email structure, modifying the message body. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.5.2.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.7% · top 22% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.3.
Weakness
- RSS Feed vulnerable to new line Injection
- CWE-74 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-74 and its CVEs
Affected products
- affected unspecified – < 52.5.2
References (7)
- [debian-lts-announce] 20171227 [SECURITY] [DLA 1223-1] thunderbird security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1411699 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 102258 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 1040123 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-30/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-4075 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- RHSA-2018:0061 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
Sources
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