SB2022121331 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Mozilla Thunderbird
Published: December 13, 2022 Updated: January 16, 2023
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 6 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-46880)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in WebGL. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted website, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
2) Security features bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-46872)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to unspecified error on Linux installations. A remote attacker who compromised content process can escaped the sandbox and read arbitrary files via clipboard-related IPC messages.
3) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-46881)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in WebGL. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted website, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
4) Insufficient UI Warning of Dangerous Operations (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-46875)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.
The vulnerability exists due to executable file warning is not displayed when downloading .atloc and .ftploc files. A remote attacker can trick the victim into downloading and executing dangerous files.
Note, the vulnerability affects macOS installations only.
5) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-46882)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in WebGL. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted website, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
6) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-46878)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing HTML content. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted website, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.