Improper Authentication Affecting thunderbird package, versions <1:60.5.0-1
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- published26 Jul 2026
- disclosed5 Feb 2019
Introduced: 5 Feb 2019
CVE-2018-18505 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Echo:latest thunderbird to version 1:60.5.0-1 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 Echo.
See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.
An earlier fix for an Inter-process Communication (IPC) vulnerability, CVE-2011-3079, added authentication to communication between IPC endpoints and server parents during IPC process creation. This authentication is insufficient for channels created after the IPC process is started, leading to the authentication not being correctly applied to later channels. This could allow for a sandbox escape through IPC channels due to lack of message validation in the listener process. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 60.5, Firefox ESR < 60.5, and Firefox < 65.
References
- https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2018-18505
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00021.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106781
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0218
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0219
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0269
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0270
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1087565
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00025.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00024.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-04
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-07
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3874-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3897-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4376
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4392
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-01/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-02/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-03/