Ubuntu update for thunderbird



Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 17
CVE-ID CVE-2024-0741
CVE-2024-0742
CVE-2024-0747
CVE-2024-0749
CVE-2024-0750
CVE-2024-0751
CVE-2024-0753
CVE-2024-0755
CVE-2024-1547
CVE-2024-1548
CVE-2024-1549
CVE-2024-1550
CVE-2024-1553
CVE-2024-0746
CVE-2024-1546
CVE-2024-1551
CVE-2024-1552
CWE-ID CWE-787
CWE-254
CWE-264
CWE-357
CWE-119
CWE-451
CWE-617
CWE-125
CWE-20
CWE-399
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Ubuntu
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

thunderbird (Ubuntu package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Canonical Ltd.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 17 vulnerabilities.

1) Out-of-bounds write

EUVDB-ID: #VU85707

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-0741

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in ANGLE when processing untrusted input. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted website, trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package thunderbird to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 20.04 - 23.10

thunderbird (Ubuntu package): before 1:115.8.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

CPE2.3 External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6669-1


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Security features bypass

EUVDB-ID: #VU85708

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-0742

CWE-ID: CWE-254 - Security Features

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to failure to update user input timestamp for certain browser prompts and dialogs. A remote attacker can perform clickjacking attack and trick the victim into providing unintended permissions to a malicious website.

Mitigation

Update the affected package thunderbird to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 20.04 - 23.10

thunderbird (Ubuntu package): before 1:115.8.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

CPE2.3 External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6669-1


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

3) Security features bypass

EUVDB-ID: #VU85713

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-0747

CWE-ID: CWE-254 - Security Features

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in the way the Content Security Policy handles unsafe-inline directive. When a parent page loaded a child in an iframe with unsafe-inline, the parent Content Security Policy could have overridden the child Content Security Policy.

Mitigation

Update the affected package thunderbird to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 20.04 - 23.10

thunderbird (Ubuntu package): before 1:115.8.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

CPE2.3 External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6669-1


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

4) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU85715

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-0749

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions. A phishing site could have repurposed an about: dialog to show phishing content with an incorrect origin in the address bar.

Mitigation

Update the affected package thunderbird to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 20.04 - 23.10

thunderbird (Ubuntu package): before 1:115.8.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

CPE2.3 External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6669-1


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

5) Insufficient UI Warning of Dangerous Operations

EUVDB-ID: #VU85716

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-0750

CWE-ID: CWE-357 - Insufficient UI Warning of Dangerous Operations

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a clickjacking attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in popup notifications delay calculation. A remote attacker can perform a clickjacking attack and trick a user into granting permissions to a malicious web application.

Mitigation

Update the affected package thunderbird to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 20.04 - 23.10

thunderbird (Ubuntu package): before 1:115.8.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

CPE2.3 External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6669-1


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

6) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU85717

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-0751

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions. A malicious devtools extension could have been used to escalate privileges.

Mitigation

Update the affected package thunderbird to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 20.04 - 23.10

thunderbird (Ubuntu package): before 1:115.8.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

CPE2.3 External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6669-1


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

7) Security features bypass

EUVDB-ID: #VU85719

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-0753

CWE-ID: CWE-254 - Security Features

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to an error when handling HSTS on a subdomain. In specific HSTS configurations an attacker could have bypassed HSTS.

Mitigation

Update the affected package thunderbird to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 20.04 - 23.10

thunderbird (Ubuntu package): before 1:115.8.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

CPE2.3 External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6669-1


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

8) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU85721

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-0755

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing HTML content. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted website, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package thunderbird to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 20.04 - 23.10

thunderbird (Ubuntu package): before 1:115.8.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

CPE2.3 External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6669-1


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

9) Spoofing attack

EUVDB-ID: #VU86638

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-1547

CWE-ID: CWE-451 - User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information (Clickjacking, spoofing)

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can use a series of API calls and redirects to display an attacker-controlled alert dialog on another website (with the victim website's URL shown).

Mitigation

Update the affected package thunderbird to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 20.04 - 23.10

thunderbird (Ubuntu package): before 1:115.8.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

CPE2.3 External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6669-1


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

10) Spoofing attack

EUVDB-ID: #VU86639

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-1548

CWE-ID: CWE-451 - User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information (Clickjacking, spoofing)

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can hide the fullscreen notification by using a dropdown select input element.

Mitigation

Update the affected package thunderbird to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 20.04 - 23.10

thunderbird (Ubuntu package): before 1:115.8.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

CPE2.3 External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6669-1


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

11) Spoofing attack

EUVDB-ID: #VU86640

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-1549

CWE-ID: CWE-451 - User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information (Clickjacking, spoofing)

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can use a malicious website to set a large custom cursor, portions of the which can overlap with the permission dialog, potentially resulting in user confusion and unexpected granted permissions.

Mitigation

Update the affected package thunderbird to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 20.04 - 23.10

thunderbird (Ubuntu package): before 1:115.8.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

CPE2.3 External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6669-1


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

12) Spoofing attack

EUVDB-ID: #VU86641

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-1550

CWE-ID: CWE-451 - User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information (Clickjacking, spoofing)

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can use a combination of exiting fullscreen mode and `requestPointerLock` to cause the user's mouse to be re-positioned unexpectedly, which could have led to user confusion and inadvertently granting permissions they did not intend to grant.

Mitigation

Update the affected package thunderbird to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 20.04 - 23.10

thunderbird (Ubuntu package): before 1:115.8.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

CPE2.3 External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6669-1


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

13) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU86644

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-1553

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing HTML content. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted website, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package thunderbird to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 20.04 - 23.10

thunderbird (Ubuntu package): before 1:115.8.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

CPE2.3 External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6669-1


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

14) Reachable Assertion

EUVDB-ID: #VU85712

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-0746

CWE-ID: CWE-617 - Reachable Assertion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a reachable assertion when listing pointers on Linux. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open the print preview dialog and crash the browser.

Mitigation

Update the affected package thunderbird to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 20.04 - 23.10

thunderbird (Ubuntu package): before 1:115.8.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

CPE2.3 External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6669-1


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

15) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU86637

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-1546

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when storing and re-accessing data on a networking channel. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website, trigger an out-of-bounds read and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package thunderbird to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 20.04 - 23.10

thunderbird (Ubuntu package): before 1:115.8.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

CPE2.3 External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6669-1


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

16) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU86642

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-1551

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when processing Set-Cookie response headers in multipart HTTP responses. A remote attacker who controls the Content-Type response header and part of the response body can inject Set-Cookie response headers that are honored by the browser.

Mitigation

Update the affected package thunderbird to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 20.04 - 23.10

thunderbird (Ubuntu package): before 1:115.8.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

CPE2.3 External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6669-1


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

17) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU86643

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-1552

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources within the browser during code generation on 32-bit ARM devices. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website and bypass implemented security restrictions.

Mitigation

Update the affected package thunderbird to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 20.04 - 23.10

thunderbird (Ubuntu package): before 1:115.8.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

CPE2.3 External links

http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6669-1


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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