CVE-2023-3417
Published: 24 July 2023
Thunderbird allowed the Text Direction Override Unicode Character in filenames. An email attachment could be incorrectly shown as being a document file, while in fact it was an executable file. Newer versions of Thunderbird will strip the character and show the correct file extension. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 115.0.1 and Thunderbird < 102.13.1.
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
thunderbird Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Ignored
(end of standard support)
|
| focal |
Released
(1:102.15.0+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1)
|
|
| jammy |
Released
(1:102.15.0+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1)
|
|
| lunar |
Released
(1:102.15.0+build1-0ubuntu0.23.04.1)
|
|
| mantic |
Released
(1:102.13.0+build1-0ubuntu1)
|
|
| noble |
Released
(1:102.13.0+build1-0ubuntu1)
|
|
| trusty |
Ignored
(end of standard support)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(1:102.13.1-1)
|
|
| xenial |
Ignored
(end of standard support)
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.5 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
References
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-27/#CVE-2023-3417
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-28/#CVE-2023-3417
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-27/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2023-28/
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6333-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3417
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian