Out-of-bounds write in Mozilla Thunderbird
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-787Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 7 fixed, 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
It may be possible for an attacker to craft an email message that causes Thunderbird to perform an out-of-bounds write of one byte when processing the message. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 91.6.1.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00735 54th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Thunderbird (Mozilla): 91.6.1Red Hat: 5 advisoriesRed Hat: 7 fixed, 2 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Thunderbird (Mozilla) Fixed in 91.6.1
Red Hat 5 advisories
- RHSA-2022:0850 Released 2022-03-14 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) thunderbird-91.7.0-2.el7_9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) thunderbird-91.7.0-2.el7_9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) thunderbird-91.7.0-2.el7_9
- RHSA-2022:0853 Released 2022-03-14 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.4) thunderbird-91.7.0-2.el8_4
- RHSA-2022:0845 Released 2022-03-14 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) thunderbird-91.7.0-2.el8_5
Show 2 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2022:0847 Released 2022-03-14 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.1) thunderbird-91.7.0-2.el8_1
- RHSA-2022:0843 Released 2022-03-14 · Red Hat rating Importantthunderbird security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 8.2) thunderbird-91.7.0-2.el8_2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2022:0845 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.1) | Fixed | RHSA-2022:0847 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 8.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2022:0843 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2022:0853 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2022:0850 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2022:0850 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2022:0850 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-0566
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3jgp-624h-phx4
References
More Mozilla Thunderbird vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-08981 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-09832 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2019-08769 Improper input validation in Mozilla Firefox ESR KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2010-03577 Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x through 3.5.14 and 3.6.x through 3.6.11, Thunderbird 3.1.6 before… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-04799 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-04477 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-0566 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-0566 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3jgp-624h-phx4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-0566 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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