CVE-2018-12373

Summary

CVECVE-2018-12373
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-10-18 13:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-03 00:03:00 UTC
DescriptiondDecrypted S/MIME parts hidden with CSS or the plaintext HTML tag can leak plaintext when included in a HTML reply/forward. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.9.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-200

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 17.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 17.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird All All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird All All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.5 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.5 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] [DLA 1425-1] thunderbird security update MLIST lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Mozilla Thunderbird MFSA2018-18 Multiple Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
1464667 - Suppress <plaintext> in email messages CONFIRM bugzilla.mozilla.org Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4244-1 thunderbird DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Security vulnerabilities fixed in Thunderbird 52.9 — Mozilla CONFIRM www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
1464056 - (CVE-2018-12373) [efail] S/MIME plaintext can be leaked through HTML reply/forward CONFIRM bugzilla.mozilla.org Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
USN-3714-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Mozilla Thunderbird: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201811-13) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710285 Gentoo Linux Mozilla Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201811-13)
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