SB2018012601 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Mozilla Thunderbird

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 10 secuirty vulnerabilities.

1) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5095)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists due to integer overflow in the Skia library when allocating memory for edge builders. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

2) Use-after-free error (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5096)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists due to use-after-free error during WebRTC connections while editing events in form elements on a page. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

3) Use-after-free error (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5097)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists due to use-after-free error during XSL transformations. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

4) Use-after-free error (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5098)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists due to use-after-free error when manipulating form input elements. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

5) Use-after-free error (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5099)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists due to use-after-free error in the widget listener. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

6) Use-after-free error (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5102)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists due to use-after-free error when manipulating HTML media elements with media streams. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

7) Use-after-free error (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5103)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists due to use-after-free error during mouse event handling. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

8) Use-after-free error (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5104)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists due to use-after-free error during font face manipulation. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

9) Spoofing attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5117)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to spoof browser address bar.

The vulnerability exists due to an error when right-to-left text is used in the addressbar with left-to-right alignment. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, and spoof the URL.

10) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5089)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists due to boundary error when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, trigger mmeory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-04/