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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2024.6995.1
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-6995-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'thunderbird' package(s) announced via the USN-6995-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'thunderbird' package(s) announced via the USN-6995-1 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-2024-7521, CVE-2024-7526,
CVE-2024-7527, CVE-2024-7529, CVE-2024-8382)

It was discovered that Thunderbird did not properly manage certain memory
operations when processing graphics shared memory. An attacker could
potentially exploit this issue to escape the sandbox. (CVE-2024-7519)

Irvan Kurniawan discovered that Thunderbird did not properly check an
attribute value in the editor component, leading to an out-of-bounds read
vulnerability. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service or expose sensitive information. (CVE-2024-7522)

Rob Wu discovered that Thunderbird did not properly check permissions when
creating a StreamFilter. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
modify response body of requests on any site using a web extension.
(CVE-2024-7525)

Nils Bars discovered that Thunderbird contained a type confusion
vulnerability when performing certain property name lookups. An attacker
could potentially exploit this issue to cause a denial of service, or
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-8381)

It was discovered that Thunderbird did not properly manage memory during
garbage collection. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to
cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-8384)

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

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-2024-7519
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-7521
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-7522
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-7525
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-7526
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-7527
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-7529
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-8381
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-8382
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-8384
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