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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2018.0285
Thunderbird vulnerabilities
30 January 2018
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: thunderbird
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
Denial of Service -- Remote with User Interaction
Provide Misleading Information -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Access Confidential Data -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2018-5117 CVE-2018-5104 CVE-2018-5103
CVE-2018-5102 CVE-2018-5099 CVE-2018-5098
CVE-2018-5097 CVE-2018-5096 CVE-2018-5095
CVE-2018-5089 CVE-2018-5013 CVE-2017-7848
CVE-2017-7847 CVE-2017-7846 CVE-2017-7829
Reference: ASB-2018.0036
ASB-2018.0001
ESB-2018.0095
ESB-2018.0026
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3529-1
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3529-1
January 29, 2018
thunderbird vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- - Ubuntu 17.10
- - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in Thunderbird.
Software Description:
- - thunderbird: Mozilla Open Source mail and newsgroup client
Details:
It was discovered that a From address encoded with a null character is
cut off in the message header display. An attacker could potentially
exploit this to spoof the sender address. (CVE-2017-7829)
It was discovered that it is possible to execute JavaScript in RSS feeds
in some circumstances. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially
crafted RSS feed, an attacker could potentially exploit this in
combination with another vulnerability, in order to cause unspecified
problems. (CVE-2017-7846)
It was discovered that the RSS feed can leak local path names. If a user
were tricked in to opening a specially crafted RSS feed, an attacker
could potentially exploit this to obtain sensitive information.
(CVE-2017-7847)
It was discovered that RSS feeds are vulnerable to new line injection. If
a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted RSS feed, an
attacker could potentially exploit this to cause unspecified problems.
(CVE-2017-7848)
Multiple security issues were discovered in Thunderbird. If a user were
tricked in to opening a specially crafted website in a browsing context,
an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service,
execute arbitrary code, or cause other unspecified effects.
(CVE-2018-5089, CVE-2018-5095, CVE-2018-5096, CVE-2018-5097,
CVE-2018-5098, CVE-2018-5099, CVE-2018-5102, CVE-2018-5013, CVE-2018-5104,
CVE-2018-5117)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 17.10:
thunderbird 1:52.6.0+build1-0ubuntu0.17.10.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
thunderbird 1:52.6.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
thunderbird 1:52.6.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
After a standard system update you need to restart Thunderbird to make
all the necessary changes.
References:
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3529-1
CVE-2017-7829, CVE-2017-7846, CVE-2017-7847, CVE-2017-7848,
CVE-2018-5089, CVE-2018-5095, CVE-2018-5096, CVE-2018-5097,
CVE-2018-5098, CVE-2018-5099, CVE-2018-5102, CVE-2018-5103,
CVE-2018-5104, CVE-2018-5117
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/1:52.6.0+build1-0ubuntu0.17.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/1:52.6.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/thunderbird/1:52.6.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
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