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CVE-2023-0616

Publication date 20 February 2023

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

If a MIME email combines OpenPGP and OpenPGP MIME data in a certain way Thunderbird repeatedly attempts to process and display the message, which could cause Thunderbird's user interface to lock up and no longer respond to the user's actions. An attacker could send a crafted message with this structure to attempt a DoS attack. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 102.8.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
thunderbird 23.04 lunar
Not affected
22.10 kinetic
Fixed 1:102.8.0+build2-0ubuntu0.22.10.1
22.04 LTS jammy
Fixed 1:102.8.0+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
20.04 LTS focal
Fixed 1:102.8.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 1:102.8.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
16.04 LTS xenial Ignored
14.04 LTS trusty Ignored

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.5 · Medium
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-5943-1
    • Thunderbird vulnerabilities
    • 13 March 2023

Other references