CVE-2021-43528

Summary

CVECVE-2021-43528
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-12-08 22:15:00 UTC
Updated2022-12-09 15:30:00 UTC
DescriptionThunderbird unexpectedly enabled JavaScript in the composition area. The JavaScript execution context was limited to this area and did not receive chrome-level privileges, but could be used as a stepping stone to further an attack with other vulnerabilities. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 91.4.0.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-269

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 10.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 11.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Mozilla Thunderbird: Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202208-14) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Thunderbird 91.4.0 — Mozilla MISC www.mozilla.org
Access Denied MISC bugzilla.mozilla.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-5034-1 thunderbird DEBIAN www.debian.org
[SECURITY] [DLA 2874-1] thunderbird security update MLIST lists.debian.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 159549 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for thunderbird (ELSA-2021-5045)
  • 159550 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for thunderbird (ELSA-2021-5046)
  • 178983 Debian Security Update for thunderbird (DSA 5034-1)
  • 178986 Debian Security Update for thunderbird (DLA 2874-1)
  • 184866 Debian Security Update for thunderbird (CVE-2021-43528)
  • 198641 Ubuntu Security Notification for Thunderbird Vulnerabilities (USN-5248-1)
  • 198643 Ubuntu Security Notification for Thunderbird Vulnerabilities (USN-5246-1)
  • 239938 Red Hat Update for thunderbird (RHSA-2021:5046)
  • 239939 Red Hat Update for thunderbird (RHSA-2021:5048)
  • 239940 Red Hat Update for thunderbird (RHSA-2021:5045)
  • 239941 Red Hat Update for thunderbird (RHSA-2021:5047)
  • 376144 Mozilla Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities (MFSA2021-54)
  • 502382 Alpine Linux Security Update for thunderbird
  • 505449 Alpine Linux Security Update for thunderbird
  • 710585 Gentoo Linux Mozilla Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202208-14)
  • 751542 OpenSUSE Security Update for MozillaThunderbird (openSUSE-SU-2021:4150-1)
  • 751566 OpenSUSE Security Update for MozillaThunderbird (openSUSE-SU-2021:1635-1)
  • 940397 AlmaLinux Security Update for thunderbird (ALSA-2021:5045)
  • 960881 Rocky Linux Security Update for thunderbird (RLSA-2021:5045)
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