QID 198643
Date Published: 2022-01-24
QID 198643: Ubuntu Security Notification for Thunderbird Vulnerabilities (USN-5246-1)
Javascript was unexpectedly enabled in thecomposition area.
Thunderbird's openpgp integration only consideredthe inner signed message when checking signature validity in a messagethat contains an additional outer mime layer.
Multiple security issues were discovered in thunderbird.
If a user weretricked into opening a specially crafted website in a browsing context, anattacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service,obtain sensitive information, conduct spoofing attacks, bypass securityrestrictions, or execute arbitrary code.
An attacker could potentially exploit this incombination with another vulnerability, with unspecified impacts.
(cve-2021-43528)a buffer overflow was discovered in the matrix chat library bundled withthunderbird.
An attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denialof service, or execute arbitrary code.
An attacker couldpotentially exploit this to trick the user into thinking that a messagehas a valid signature.
- USN-5246-1 -
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5246-1
CVEs related to QID 198643
| Advisory ID | Software | Component | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| USN-5246-1 | Ubuntu Linux |
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