USN-6405-1

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6405-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6405-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-6405-1
Upstream
Related
Published
2023-10-03T09:29:09.018372Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:37:56Z
Summary
thunderbird vulnerabilities
Details

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-2023-4057, CVE-2023-4577, CVE-2023-4578, CVE-2023-4583, CVE-2023-4585, CVE-2023-5169, CVE-2023-5171, CVE-2023-5176)

Andrew McCreight discovered that Thunderbird did not properly manage during the worker lifecycle. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2023-3600)

Harveer Singh discovered that Thunderbird did not store push notifications in private browsing mode in encrypted form. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2023-4580)

Clément Lecigne discovered that Thunderbird did not properly manage memory when handling VP8 media stream. An attacker-controlled VP8 media stream could lead to a heap buffer overflow in the content process, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-5217)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / thunderbird

Package

Name
thunderbird
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/thunderbird@1:115.3.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:115.3.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

Affected versions

1:68.*

1:68.1.2+build1-0ubuntu1
1:68.1.2+build1-0ubuntu2
1:68.2.1+build1-0ubuntu1
1:68.2.2+build1-0ubuntu1
1:68.3.0+build2-0ubuntu1
1:68.3.1+build1-0ubuntu2
1:68.4.1+build1-0ubuntu1
1:68.4.2+build2-0ubuntu1
1:68.5.0+build1-0ubuntu1
1:68.6.0+build2-0ubuntu1
1:68.7.0+build1-0ubuntu1
1:68.7.0+build1-0ubuntu2
1:68.8.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.2
1:68.10.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

1:78.*

1:78.7.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
1:78.8.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
1:78.11.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.2
1:78.13.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.2
1:78.14.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
1:78.14.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.2

1:91.*

1:91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
1:91.7.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
1:91.8.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
1:91.9.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
1:91.11.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

1:102.*

1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
1:102.7.1+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
1:102.8.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
1:102.9.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
1:102.10.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
1:102.11.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
1:102.13.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
1:102.15.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
1:102.15.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "thunderbird",
            "binary_version": "1:115.3.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "thunderbird-dev",
            "binary_version": "1:115.3.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "thunderbird-gnome-support",
            "binary_version": "1:115.3.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "thunderbird-mozsymbols",
            "binary_version": "1:115.3.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xul-ext-calendar-timezones",
            "binary_version": "1:115.3.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xul-ext-gdata-provider",
            "binary_version": "1:115.3.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xul-ext-lightning",
            "binary_version": "1:115.3.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / thunderbird

Package

Name
thunderbird
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/thunderbird@1:115.3.1+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.2?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:115.3.1+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.2

Affected versions

1:91.*

1:91.1.2+build1-0ubuntu1
1:91.3.0+build2-0ubuntu1
1:91.3.1+build1-0ubuntu1
1:91.3.2+build1-0ubuntu1
1:91.4.0+build1.1-0ubuntu1
1:91.4.0+build2-0ubuntu1
1:91.5.0+build1-0ubuntu1
1:91.5.1+build1-0ubuntu1
1:91.6.1+build1-0ubuntu1
1:91.7.0+build1-0ubuntu1
1:91.7.0+build2-0ubuntu1
1:91.8.0+build2-0ubuntu1
1:91.9.1+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
1:91.11.0+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1

1:102.*

1:102.2.2+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
1:102.4.2+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
1:102.7.1+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
1:102.8.0+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
1:102.9.0+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
1:102.10.0+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
1:102.11.0+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
1:102.13.0+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
1:102.15.0+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
1:102.15.1+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "thunderbird",
            "binary_version": "1:115.3.1+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "thunderbird-dev",
            "binary_version": "1:115.3.1+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "thunderbird-gnome-support",
            "binary_version": "1:115.3.1+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "thunderbird-mozsymbols",
            "binary_version": "1:115.3.1+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xul-ext-calendar-timezones",
            "binary_version": "1:115.3.1+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xul-ext-gdata-provider",
            "binary_version": "1:115.3.1+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xul-ext-lightning",
            "binary_version": "1:115.3.1+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.2"
        }
    ]
}