USN-3023-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3023-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3023-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3023-1
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Published
2016-07-18T15:31:45.841253Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:36:06Z
Summary
thunderbird vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that NSPR incorrectly handled memory allocation. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted message, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-1951)

Christian Holler, Gary Kwong, Jesse Ruderman, Tyson Smith, Timothy Nikkel, Sylvestre Ledru, Julian Seward, Olli Pettay, and Karl Tomlinson, discovered multiple memory safety issues in Thunderbird. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted message, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-2818)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / thunderbird

Package

Name
thunderbird
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/thunderbird@1:45.2.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.3?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:45.2.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.3

Affected versions

1:24.*

1:24.0+build1-0ubuntu1
1:24.0+build1-0ubuntu2
1:24.1.1+build1-0ubuntu0.13.10.1
1:24.1.1+build1-0ubuntu1
1:24.2.0+build1-0ubuntu1
1:24.4.0+build1-0ubuntu1
1:24.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
1:24.6.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

1:31.*

1:31.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
1:31.1.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
1:31.1.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
1:31.2.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
1:31.3.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
1:31.4.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
1:31.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
1:31.6.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
1:31.7.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
1:31.8.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

1:38.*

1:38.2.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
1:38.3.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
1:38.4.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
1:38.5.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
1:38.6.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
1:38.7.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
1:38.8.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "thunderbird",
            "binary_version": "1:45.2.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "thunderbird-dev",
            "binary_version": "1:45.2.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "thunderbird-globalmenu",
            "binary_version": "1:45.2.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "thunderbird-gnome-support",
            "binary_version": "1:45.2.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "thunderbird-mozsymbols",
            "binary_version": "1:45.2.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "thunderbird-testsuite",
            "binary_version": "1:45.2.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xul-ext-calendar-timezones",
            "binary_version": "1:45.2.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xul-ext-gdata-provider",
            "binary_version": "1:45.2.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xul-ext-lightning",
            "binary_version": "1:45.2.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.3"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / thunderbird

Package

Name
thunderbird
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/thunderbird@1:45.2.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:45.2.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

Affected versions

1:38.*

1:38.3.0+build1-0ubuntu2
1:38.5.1+build2-0ubuntu1
1:38.6.0+build1-0ubuntu1
1:38.7.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
1:38.8.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "thunderbird",
            "binary_version": "1:45.2.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "thunderbird-dev",
            "binary_version": "1:45.2.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "thunderbird-globalmenu",
            "binary_version": "1:45.2.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "thunderbird-gnome-support",
            "binary_version": "1:45.2.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "thunderbird-mozsymbols",
            "binary_version": "1:45.2.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "thunderbird-testsuite",
            "binary_version": "1:45.2.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xul-ext-calendar-timezones",
            "binary_version": "1:45.2.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xul-ext-gdata-provider",
            "binary_version": "1:45.2.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xul-ext-lightning",
            "binary_version": "1:45.2.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        }
    ]
}