Gentoo update for Mozilla Thunderbird



Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 7
CVE-ID CVE-2024-2609
CVE-2024-3302
CVE-2024-3854
CVE-2024-3857
CVE-2024-3859
CVE-2024-3861
CVE-2024-3864
CWE-ID CWE-450
CWE-400
CWE-1037
CWE-190
CWE-416
CWE-119
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Gentoo Linux
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

mail-client/thunderbird-bin
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

mail-client/thunderbird
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Gentoo

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 7 vulnerabilities.

1) Multiple Interpretations of UI Input

EUVDB-ID: #VU87640

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-2609

CWE-ID: CWE-450 - Multiple Interpretations of UI Input

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform clickjacking attack.

The vulnerability exists due to the permission prompt input delay can expire while the window is not in focus. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website and perform a clickjacking attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
mail-client/thunderbird to version: 115.11.0
mail-client/thunderbird-bin to version: 115.11.0

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

mail-client/thunderbird-bin: before 115.11.0

mail-client/thunderbird: before 115.11.0

CPE2.3 External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202407-19


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) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU88652

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-3302

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources when handling HTTP/2 CONTINUATION frames. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crated website and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
mail-client/thunderbird to version: 115.11.0
mail-client/thunderbird-bin to version: 115.11.0

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

mail-client/thunderbird-bin: before 115.11.0

mail-client/thunderbird: before 115.11.0

CPE2.3 External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202407-19


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) Processor optimization removal or modification of security-critical code

EUVDB-ID: #VU88580

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-3854

CWE-ID: CWE-1037 - Processor optimization removal or modification of security-critical code

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect optimization, when some code patterns in the JIT incorrectly optimized switch statements and generated code with out-of-bounds-reads. A remote attacker can abuse such behavior to execute arbitrary code on the system.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
mail-client/thunderbird to version: 115.11.0
mail-client/thunderbird-bin to version: 115.11.0

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

mail-client/thunderbird-bin: before 115.11.0

mail-client/thunderbird: before 115.11.0

CPE2.3 External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202407-19


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) Processor optimization removal or modification of security-critical code

EUVDB-ID: #VU88581

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-3857

CWE-ID: CWE-1037 - Processor optimization removal or modification of security-critical code

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect optimization when JIT created incorrect code for arguments in certain cases. A remote attacker can abuse such behavior to execute arbitrary code on the system.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
mail-client/thunderbird to version: 115.11.0
mail-client/thunderbird-bin to version: 115.11.0

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

mail-client/thunderbird-bin: before 115.11.0

mail-client/thunderbird: before 115.11.0

CPE2.3 External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202407-19


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) Integer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU88582

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-3859

CWE-ID: CWE-190 - Integer overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow when handling OpenType fonts. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website and gain access to sensitive information.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
mail-client/thunderbird to version: 115.11.0
mail-client/thunderbird-bin to version: 115.11.0

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

mail-client/thunderbird-bin: before 115.11.0

mail-client/thunderbird: before 115.11.0

CPE2.3 External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202407-19


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) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU88631

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-3861

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to crash the browser.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error. If an AlignedBuffer were assigned to itself, the subsequent self-move could result in an incorrect reference count and later use-after-free.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.
mail-client/thunderbird to version: 115.11.0
mail-client/thunderbird-bin to version: 115.11.0

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

mail-client/thunderbird-bin: before 115.11.0

mail-client/thunderbird: before 115.11.0

CPE2.3 External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202407-19


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) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU88653

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-3864

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 trick the victim to open a specially crafted website, 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 packages.
mail-client/thunderbird to version: 115.11.0
mail-client/thunderbird-bin to version: 115.11.0

Vulnerable software versions

Gentoo Linux: All versions

mail-client/thunderbird-bin: before 115.11.0

mail-client/thunderbird: before 115.11.0

CPE2.3 External links

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202407-19


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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