[MFSA-2018-13] Security vulnerabilities fixed in Thunderbird 52.8

Severity Critical
Affected Packages 1
Fixed Packages 1
CVEs 13

In general, these flaws cannot be exploited through email in the Thunderbird product because scripting is disabled when reading mail, but are potentially risks in browser or browser-like contexts.

  • CVE-2018-5150: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 60, Firefox ESR 52.8, and Thunderbird 52.8 (critical)
    Mozilla developers and community members Christoph Diehl, Randell Jesup, Tyson Smith, Alex Gaynor, Ronald Crane, Julian Hector, Kannan Vijayan, and Jason Kratzer reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 59, Firefox ESR 52.7, and Thunderbird 52.7. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort that some of these could be exploited to run arbitrary code.

  • CVE-2018-5154: Use-after-free with SVG animations and clip paths (high)
    A use-after-free vulnerability can occur while enumerating attributes during SVG animations with clip paths. This results in a potentially exploitable crash.

  • CVE-2018-5155: Use-after-free with SVG animations and text paths (high)
    A use-after-free vulnerability can occur while adjusting layout during SVG animations with text paths. This results in a potentially exploitable crash.

  • CVE-2018-5159: Integer overflow and out-of-bounds write in Skia (high)
    An integer overflow can occur in the Skia library due to 32-bit integer use in an array without integer overflow checks, resulting in possible out-of-bounds writes. This could lead to a potentially exploitable crash triggerable by web content.

  • CVE-2018-5161: Hang via malformed headers (moderate)
    Crafted message headers can cause a Thunderbird process to hang on receiving the message.

  • CVE-2018-5162: Encrypted mail leaks plaintext through src attribute (moderate)
    Plaintext of decrypted emails can leak through the src attribute of remote images, or links.

  • CVE-2018-5168: Lightweight themes can be installed without user interaction (moderate)
    Sites can bypass security checks on permissions to install lightweight themes by manipulating the <code>baseURI</code> property of the theme element. This could allow a malicious site to install a theme without user interaction which could contain offensive or embarrassing images.

  • CVE-2018-5170: Filename spoofing for external attachments (moderate)
    It is possible to spoof the filename of an attachment and display an arbitrary attachment name. This could lead to a user opening a remote attachment which is a different file type than expected.

  • CVE-2018-5174: Windows Defender SmartScreen UI runs with less secure behavior for downloaded files in Windows 10 April 2018 Update (moderate)
    In the Windows 10 April 2018 Update, Windows Defender SmartScreen honors the <code>SEE_MASK_FLAG_NO_UI</code> flag associated with downloaded files and will not show any UI. Files that are unknown and potentially dangerous will be allowed to run because SmartScreen will not prompt the user for a decision, and if the user is offline all files will be allowed to be opened because Windows won’t prompt the user to ask what to do. Firefox incorrectly sets this flag when downloading files, leading to less secure behavior from SmartScreen.
    Note: this issue only affects Windows 10 users running the April 2018 update or later. It does not affect other Windows users or other operating systems.

  • CVE-2018-5178: Buffer overflow during UTF-8 to Unicode string conversion through legacy extension (moderate)
    A buffer overflow was found during UTF8 to Unicode string conversion within JavaScript with extremely large amounts of data. This vulnerability requires the use of a malicious or vulnerable legacy extension in order to occur.

  • CVE-2018-5183: Backport critical security fixes in Skia (critical)
    Mozilla developers backported selected changes in the Skia library. These changes correct memory corruption issues including invalid buffer reads and writes during graphic operations.

  • CVE-2018-5184: Full plaintext recovery in S/MIME via chosen-ciphertext attack (high)
    Using remote content in encrypted messages can lead to the disclosure of plaintext.

  • CVE-2018-5185: Leaking plaintext through HTML forms (low)
    Plaintext of decrypted emails can leak through by user submitting an embedded form.

Package Affected Version
pkg:mozilla/Thunderbird < 52.8
Package Fixed Version
pkg:mozilla/Thunderbird = 52.8
Source # ID Name URL
Bugzilla 1388020 Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 60, Firefox ESR 52.8, and Thunderbird 52.8 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1388020
Bugzilla 1433609 Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 60, Firefox ESR 52.8, and Thunderbird 52.8 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1433609
Bugzilla 1409440 Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 60, Firefox ESR 52.8, and Thunderbird 52.8 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1409440
Bugzilla 1448705 Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 60, Firefox ESR 52.8, and Thunderbird 52.8 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1448705
Bugzilla 1451376 Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 60, Firefox ESR 52.8, and Thunderbird 52.8 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1451376
Bugzilla 1452202 Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 60, Firefox ESR 52.8, and Thunderbird 52.8 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1452202
Bugzilla 1444668 Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 60, Firefox ESR 52.8, and Thunderbird 52.8 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1444668
Bugzilla 1393367 Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 60, Firefox ESR 52.8, and Thunderbird 52.8 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1393367
Bugzilla 1411415 Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 60, Firefox ESR 52.8, and Thunderbird 52.8 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1411415
Bugzilla 1426129 Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 60, Firefox ESR 52.8, and Thunderbird 52.8 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1426129
Bugzilla 1443092 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1443092
Bugzilla 1448774 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1448774
Bugzilla 1441941 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1441941
Bugzilla 1411720 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1411720
Bugzilla 1457721 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1457721
Bugzilla 1449548 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1449548
Bugzilla 1411732 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1411732
Bugzilla 1447080 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1447080
Bugzilla 1443891 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1443891
Bugzilla 1454692 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1454692
Bugzilla 1411592 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1411592
Bugzilla 1450345 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1450345
Type Package URL Namespace Name / Product Version Distribution / Platform Arch Patch / Fix
Affected pkg:mozilla/Thunderbird Thunderbird < 52.8
Fixed pkg:mozilla/Thunderbird Thunderbird = 52.8
# CVE Description CVSS EPSS EPSS Trend (30 days) Affected Products Weaknesses Security Advisories Exploits PoC Pubblication Date Modification Date
# CVE Description CVSS EPSS EPSS Trend (30 days) Affected Products Weaknesses Security Advisories PoC Pubblication Date Modification Date
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