QID 198711

Date Published: 2022-03-24

QID 198711: Ubuntu Security Notification for Thunderbird Vulnerabilities (USN-5345-1)

Extensions of a particular type could auto-updatethemselves and bypass the prompt that requests permissions.
Dragging and dropping an image into a folder couldresult in it being marked as executable.
Files downloaded to /tmp were accessible to otherusers.

Multiple security issues were discovered in thunderbird.
If a user weretricked into opening a specially crafted website in a browsing context,an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service,bypass security restrictions, obtain sensitive information, causeundefined behaviour, spoof the browser ui, or execute arbitrary code.
If a userwere tricked into installing a specially crafted extension, an attackercould potentially exploit this to bypass security restrictions.
If a user were tricked intodragging and dropping a specially crafted image, an attacker couldpotentially exploit this to execute arbitrary code.
A local attacker could exploit this to obtain sensitiveinformation.
(cve-2022-26386)a toctou bug was discovered when verifying addon signatures duringinstall.
A local attacker could potentially exploit this to trick auser into installing an addon with an invalid signature.
(cve-2022-26387)an out-of-bounds write by one byte was discovered when processingmessages in some circumstances.
If a user were tricked into opening aspecially crafted message, an attacker could potentially exploit thisto cause a denial of service.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 8.6 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 7.2 severity.
  • Solution
    Refer to Ubuntu security advisory USN-5345-1 for updates and patch information.
    Vendor References
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    USN-5345-1 Ubuntu Linux URL Logo ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5345-1