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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2024.6840.1
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-6840-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'thunderbird' package(s) announced via the USN-6840-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'thunderbird' package(s) announced via the USN-6840-1 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-2024-5688, CVE-2024-5690,
CVE-2024-5696, CVE-2024-5700, CVE-2024-5702)

Luan Herrera discovered that Thunderbird did not properly validate the
X-Frame-Options header inside sandboxed iframe. An attacker could
potentially exploit this issue to bypass sandbox restrictions to open a new
window. (CVE-2024-5691)

Kirtikumar Anandrao Ramchandani discovered that Thunderbird did not properly
track cross-origin tainting in Offscreen Canvas. An attacker could
potentially exploit this issue to access image data from another site in
violation of same-origin policy. (CVE-2024-5693)

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

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-5688
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1895086
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00000.html
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-25/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-26/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-28/
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00010.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-5690
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1883693
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-5691
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1888695
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-5693
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1891319
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-5696
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1896555
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-5700
Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 127, Firefox ESR 115.12, and Thunderbird 115.12
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1862809%2C1889355%2C1893388%2C1895123
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-5702
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1193389
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2024-18/
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