Packages
- thunderbird - Mozilla Open Source mail and newsgroup client
Details
Multiple security issues were discovered in Thunderbird. If a user were
tricked in to opening a specially crafted website in a browsing context,
an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service,
bypass CORS restrictions, obtain sensitive information, or execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-12359, CVE-2018-12360, CVE-2018-12362,
CVE-2018-12363, CVE-2018-12364, CVE-2018-12365, CVE-2018-12366)
It was discovered that S/MIME and PGP decryption oracles can be built with
HTML emails. An attacker could potentially exploit this to obtain
sensitive information. (CVE-2018-12372)
It was discovered that S/MIME plaintext can...
Multiple security issues were discovered in Thunderbird. If a user were
tricked in to opening a specially crafted website in a browsing context,
an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service,
bypass CORS restrictions, obtain sensitive information, or execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-12359, CVE-2018-12360, CVE-2018-12362,
CVE-2018-12363, CVE-2018-12364, CVE-2018-12365, CVE-2018-12366)
It was discovered that S/MIME and PGP decryption oracles can be built with
HTML emails. An attacker could potentially exploit this to obtain
sensitive information. (CVE-2018-12372)
It was discovered that S/MIME plaintext can be leaked through HTML
reply/forward. An attacker could potentially exploit this to obtain
sensitive information. (CVE-2018-12373)
It was discovered that forms can be used to exfiltrate encrypted mail
parts by pressing enter in a form field. An attacker could potentially
exploit this to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2018-12374)
Update instructions
After a standard system update you need to restart Thunderbird to make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 18.04 bionic | thunderbird – 1:52.9.1+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | ||
| 17.10 artful | thunderbird – 1:52.9.1+build3-0ubuntu0.17.10.1 | ||
| 16.04 xenial | thunderbird – 1:52.9.1+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | ||
| 14.04 trusty | thunderbird – 1:52.9.1+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | ||
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References
- CVE-2018-5188
- CVE-2018-12374
- CVE-2018-12373
- CVE-2018-12372
- CVE-2018-12366
- CVE-2018-12365
- CVE-2018-12364
- CVE-2018-12363
- CVE-2018-12362
- CVE-2018-12360
- CVE-2018-5188
- CVE-2018-12374
- CVE-2018-12373
- CVE-2018-12372
- CVE-2018-12366
- CVE-2018-12365
- CVE-2018-12364
- CVE-2018-12363
- CVE-2018-12362
- CVE-2018-12360
- CVE-2018-12359