User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information Affecting thunderbird package, versions <0:60.6.1-1.el7_6
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-THUNDERBIRD-4830284
- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed14 Feb 2019
Introduced: 14 Feb 2019
CVE-2018-18509 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:7 thunderbird to version 0:60.6.1-1.el7_6 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2019:0681.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream thunderbird package and not the thunderbird package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.
A flaw during verification of certain S/MIME signatures causes emails to be shown in Thunderbird as having a valid digital signature, even if the shown message contents aren't covered by the signature. The flaw allows an attacker to reuse a valid S/MIME signature to craft an email message with arbitrary content. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 60.5.1.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-18509
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Apr/38
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152703/Johnny-You-Are-Fired.html
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1507218
- https://github.com/RUB-NDS/Johnny-You-Are-Fired
- https://github.com/RUB-NDS/Johnny-You-Are-Fired/blob/master/paper/johnny-fired.pdf
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-06/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/04/30/4
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0681
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00043.html