Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature Affecting thunderbird package, versions <1:60.5.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.74% (81st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-THUNDERBIRD-338124
  • published15 Feb 2019
  • disclosed26 Apr 2019

Introduced: 15 Feb 2019

CVE-2018-18509  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-347  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 thunderbird to version 1:60.5.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 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.