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

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

Published: April 11, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU74971
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.3 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-0547
CWE-ID: CWE-254
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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.


Affected software

Mozilla Thunderbird
Debian Linux
Oracle Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Manager Server
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server
SUSE Manager Proxy
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Anolis OS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
CentOS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support
Oracle Solaris
Slackware Linux
SUSE Package Hub 15
openSUSE Leap
Ubuntu
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions
thunderbird (Ubuntu package)
mozilla-thunderbird
thunderbird (Debian package)
thunderbird (Red Hat package)
thunderbird
MozillaThunderbird-debugsource
MozillaThunderbird-translations-other
MozillaThunderbird-debuginfo
MozillaThunderbird
MozillaThunderbird-translations-common

How to mitigate CVE-2023-0547

Install updates from vendor's website.

Mozilla Thunderbird - update to 102.10.0
thunderbird (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 1:102.10.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1, 1:102.10.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1, 1:102.10.0+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1, 1:102.10.0+build2-0ubuntu0.22.10.1
mozilla-thunderbird - update to 102.10.0
thunderbird (Debian package) - update to 1:102.10.0-1~deb11u1
thunderbird (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 102.10.0-2.el7_9, 102.10.0-2.el8_1, 102.10.0-2.el8_2, 102.10.0-2.el8_4, 102.10.0-2.el8_6, 102.10.0-2.el8_7, 102.10.0-2.el9_0, 102.10.0-2.el9_1
thunderbird - update to 102.10.0-2.0.1
MozillaThunderbird-debugsource - update to 102.10.1-150200.8.113.2
MozillaThunderbird-translations-other - update to 102.10.1-150200.8.113.2
MozillaThunderbird-debuginfo - update to 102.10.1-150200.8.113.2
MozillaThunderbird - update to 102.10.1-150200.8.113.2
MozillaThunderbird-translations-common - update to 102.10.1-150200.8.113.2

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