USN-6468-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities

Publication date

2 November 2023

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Thunderbird.


Packages

  • thunderbird - Mozilla Open Source mail and newsgroup client

Details

Multiple security issues were discovered in Thunderbird. If a user were
tricked into opening a specially crafted website in a browsing context, an
attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service,
obtain sensitive information, bypass security restrictions, cross-site
tracing, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-5724, CVE-2023-5728,
CVE-2023-5730, CVE-2023-5732)

Kelsey Gilbert discovered that Thunderbird did not properly manage certain
browser prompts and dialogs due to an insufficient activation-delay. An
attacker could potentially exploit this issue to perform clickjacking.
(CVE-2023-5721)

Shaheen Fazim discovered that Thunderbird did not properly validate the URLs
open by installed WebExtension. An attacker could...

Multiple security issues were discovered in Thunderbird. If a user were
tricked into opening a specially crafted website in a browsing context, an
attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service,
obtain sensitive information, bypass security restrictions, cross-site
tracing, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-5724, CVE-2023-5728,
CVE-2023-5730, CVE-2023-5732)

Kelsey Gilbert discovered that Thunderbird did not properly manage certain
browser prompts and dialogs due to an insufficient activation-delay. An
attacker could potentially exploit this issue to perform clickjacking.
(CVE-2023-5721)

Shaheen Fazim discovered that Thunderbird did not properly validate the URLs
open by installed WebExtension. An attacker could potentially exploit this
issue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2023-5725)


Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

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