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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2024.6563.1
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-6563-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'thunderbird' package(s) announced via the USN-6563-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'thunderbird' package(s) announced via the USN-6563-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Multiple security issues were discovered in Thunderbird. If a user were
tricked into opening a specially crafted website in a browsing context, an
attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service,
obtain sensitive information, bypass security restrictions, cross-site
tracing, or execute arbitrary code.(CVE-2023-6857, CVE-2023-6858,
CVE-2023-6859, CVE-2023-6861, CVE-2023-6862, CVE-2023-6863, CVE-2023-6864)

Marcus Brinkmann discovered that Thunderbird did not properly parse a PGP/MIME
payload that contains digitally signed text. An attacker could potentially
exploit this issue to spoof an email message. (CVE-2023-50762)

Marcus Brinkmann discovered that Thunderbird did not properly compare the
signature creation date with the message date and time when using digitally
signed S/MIME email message. An attacker could potentially exploit this
issue to spoof date and time of an email message. (CVE-2023-50761)

DoHyun Lee discovered that Thunderbird did not properly manage memory when
used on systems with the Mesa VM driver. An attacker could potentially
exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-6856)

Andrew Osmond discovered that Thunderbird did not properly validate the
textures produced by remote decoders. An attacker could potentially exploit
this issue to escape the sandbox. (CVE-2023-6860)

Affected Software/OS:
'thunderbird' package(s) on Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 23.04, Ubuntu 23.10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
10.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-50761
Debian Security Information: DSA-5582 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5582
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1865647
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-55/
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00021.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-50762
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1862625
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-6856
Debian Security Information: DSA-5581 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5581
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-10
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1843782
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-54/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-56/
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00020.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-6857
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1796023
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-6858
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1826791
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-6859
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1840144
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-6860
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1854669
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-6861
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1864118
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-6862
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1868042
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-6863
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1868901
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-6864
Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 121, Firefox ESR 115.6, and Thunderbird 115.6
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1736385%2C1810805%2C1846328%2C1856090%2C1858033%2C1858509%2C1862089%2C1862777%2C1864015
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