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title: "CVE-2019-11706\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2019-11706

Publication date 14 June 2019

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**7.5 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-11706?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

A flaw in Thunderbird's implementation of iCal causes a type confusion in
icaltimezone\_get\_vtimezone\_properties when processing certain email
messages, resulting in a crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird <
60.7.1.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| thunderbird | 19.04 disco | Fixed 1:60.7.1+build1-0ubuntu0.19.04.1 |
| 18.10 cosmic | Fixed 1:60.7.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.10.1 |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 1:60.7.1+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 1:60.7.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

7.5 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | None |
  | Integrity impact | None |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 7.5 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-11706)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11706)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2019-11706)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-11706)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-4028-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-4028-1)
+ Thunderbird vulnerabilities
+ 20 June 2019

### Other references

* <https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/06/13/4>
* <https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1555646>
* <https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2019-17/#CVE-2019-11706>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-11706>