Improper Input Validation Affecting thunderbird package, versions <1:60.0-1
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- published11 Jul 2018
- disclosed18 Oct 2018
Introduced: 11 Jul 2018
CVE-2018-12367 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:13 thunderbird to version 1:60.0-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream thunderbird package and not the thunderbird package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:13 relevant fixed versions and status.
In the previous mitigations for Spectre, the resolution or precision of various methods was reduced to counteract the ability to measure precise time intervals. In that work PerformanceNavigationTiming was not adjusted but it was found that it could be used as a precision timer. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 60, Firefox ESR < 60.1, and Firefox < 61.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-12367
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4295
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00011.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-13
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-15/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-16/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-19/
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1462891
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104561
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041193
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2018-12367
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3705-1/