Security features bypass in Mozilla Thunderbird - CVE-2023-0547

 

Security features bypass in Mozilla Thunderbird - CVE-2023-0547

Published: April 11, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU74971
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-0547
CWE-ID: CWE-254
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Mozilla Thunderbird
Software vendor:
Mozilla

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to an error when processing revocation status of S/mime recipient certificates. OCSP revocation status of recipient certificates is not checked when sending S/Mime encrypted email, as a result revoked certificates are accepted.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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