CVE-2017-17689 Affecting thunderbird package, versions <1:60.2.1+build1-0ubuntu1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.52% (78th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2110-THUNDERBIRD-1754602
  • published16 May 2018
  • disclosed16 May 2018

Introduced: 16 May 2018

CVE-2017-17689  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:21.10 thunderbird to version 1:60.2.1+build1-0ubuntu1 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:21.10 relevant fixed versions and status.

The S/MIME specification allows a Cipher Block Chaining (CBC) malleability-gadget attack that can indirectly lead to plaintext exfiltration, aka EFAIL.