Debian update for thunderbird



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2022-36318
CVE-2022-36319
CWE-ID CWE-79
CWE-451
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 thunderbird (Debian package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Debian

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU65795

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 0.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-36318

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data when visiting directory listings for chrome:// URLs as source text. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Update thunderbird package to one of the following versions: 1:91.12.0-1~deb10u1, 1:91.12.0-1~deb11u1.

Vulnerable software versions

thunderbird (Debian package): 1:60.8.0-1~deb10u1 - 78.11.0-1~deb10u1

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5195


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Spoofing attack

EUVDB-ID: #VU65793

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-36319

CWE-ID: CWE-451 - User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information (Clickjacking, spoofing)

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an error, related to mouse pointer positioning when combining CSS properties for overflow and transform. A remote attacker can trick the victim into interacting with mouse cursor with different coordinates than displayed.

Mitigation

Update thunderbird package to one of the following versions: 1:91.12.0-1~deb10u1, 1:91.12.0-1~deb11u1.

Vulnerable software versions

thunderbird (Debian package): 1:60.8.0-1~deb10u1 - 78.11.0-1~deb10u1

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5195


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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